<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, the Assam Rifles foil the cross-border smuggling of contrabands in Kamjong district today and seized Areca nuts and timber transported inside the State illegally.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Assam Rifles jawans upon receiving intelligence reports opened a mobile vehicle checking in the regions of Shanklok and Kangpat Centre of Kamjong district today and launched search operation in the area also. During the operation, seventeen trucks were intercepted for illegal transportation of Areca nuts and Timber which were brought in without valid documentation. A total of 1205 bags of Areca nuts weighing approximately 96.4 tons and valued at rupees 11 crores fifty-six lakh and 850 cubic feet of Timber valued at 6.8 lakh rupees were seized.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">These confiscated goods were handed over to the Forest Department and further legal action.</span></p>