Assam Rifles recovers illegal foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crore in Mizoram

In a major crackdown, Assam Rifles recovered at least 70 boxes of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crores in Tlangsam, Mizoram’s Champhai district. According to reports, they also apprehended an individual related to the incident on March 10.

This comes days after Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 103 bags of illegal areca nuts worth Rs 57.68 lakhs in the general area Hmunhmeltha, Champhai.