2800 kg Burmese betel nuts confiscated by Cachar Police; Three arrested

The mafias involved in the Burmese betel smuggling trade are adopting illusive tactics every day. Recently, several people have been caught by the police trying to smuggle betel nuts illegally. In fact, the Police has also nabbed one of the alleged masterminds running this nexus, Nayan Ghosh. But that didn’t bring the dead end to the fast driving crime.

Today, Lailapur police seized 2800 kg of Burmese betel nuts loaded in three Magic vehicles on their way to smuggle through a detour from Mizoram’s Phainom Khulicherra.

Three mini trucks carrying betel nuts entered Cachar through Khulichhera at 7 am on Friday.

On the basis of intel reports, Lalapur police patrol post in-charge B.K. Singh along with his team seized the mini trucks and brought them to Lailapur police patrol post.

The police search revealed a total of 2,800 kgs of Burmese betel in the three mini trucks. Police immediately arrested the three drivers of three mini trucks. The arrested are Jalal Ahmed Lashkar and Shahjahan Ahmed Lashkar of Dholai Saptagram Village, Firoz Ahmed Laskar of Rajnagar Gao Panchayat.

The market value of the seized goods is estimated to be more than Rs 14 lakh. Police have registered a case against the three and started investigation.