One truck carrying suspected Burmese Betel Nuts seized by Lailapur Police, Two arrested

Burmese betel nuts are being smuggled to Assam from Myanmar via neighbouring states like Mizoram by mafias. Traders involved in the illegal Burmese betel nuts business have recently become desperate. Vehicle drivers and co-drivers are being caught by the police while trying to smuggle Burmese betel nuts by illegal means.

Today morning at 6 am, a naka checking was conducted by Lailapur Police. During the same, Lailapur Police intercepted one truck coming from Mizoram towards Silchar bearing registration number AS 26C 8955. During checking, the truck was caught in possession of 205 bags of suspected Burmese betel nuts, each weighing approximately 40 kgs. In connection with the incident, two persons were arrested by the Police and further necessary action is being initiated against them.

The arrested persons are :

1) Taleb Ali aged 28 years
S/O Abdul Aziz of Bonchi Bari Gaon Village
PS: Goberdhana District : Baksa

2) Musharaf Hoque aged 23 years
S/O Moinul Hoque of Barpeta Road Village
PS : Barpeta Road District : Barpeta

It maybe mentioned that just nine days back on the night of February 12, Lailapur Police intercepted two trucks during naka checking coming from Mizoram towards Cachar district bearing registration numbers NL-01-AC-1621 and AS-01- FC-8491. The two trucks having registration numbers of Nagaland and Assam’s Kamrup Metropolitan District were stopped for checking by the Police. During the search, the truck bearing registration number NL-AC-1621 was found in possession of 29 bags of suspected Burmese betel nuts with each bag approximately weighing 70 kgs. Another truck bearing registration number AS-01- FC-8491 was found to possess 200 kgs of suspected Burmese betel nuts. In connection with the incident, three persons were nabbed by the Police namely Samin Yasmin Laskar, Sajarul Islam and Ramij Uddin.