Dimapur, July 20 (EMN): Assam Rifles battalions recovered huge quantity of contraband items and liquor worth more than INR 21 lakhs in different operations conducted between July 13 and 17 in states of Manipur, Nagaland Mizoram and Tripura.
A defence release stated that a spot check of vehicles by AR team led to the recovery of 1397 bottles of IMFL from Tuli village in Mokokchung district on July 15. In the intervening period, large quantity of contraband items including heroin and ganja were also recovered by AR units in Mizoram and Tripura.
On July 13, a team of Assam Rifles and Moreh police seized 3360 tablet of WIY (World is Yours) worth more than INR 10 lakh from a Myanmarese national identified as Wonna (44) from H Lhangcham village near Moreh.
It stated that all the apprehended persons and recovered items have been handed over to State Excise department and police for further investigations.
