Correspondent
BOKAJAN, Sept 09: The police seized a total of 5066.28 kilogram of Burmese supari during a routine check along the National Highway 129 near SBI bank under the Khatkhati police station here this morning.
According to officials, the illegal item was seized from a 12-wheelers truck with the registration number PB65AX7441 coming from Dimapur and headed towards Bokajan at around 4:30 am. The dry Burmese areca nut was concealed under bricks after which the driver, helper and two other persons identified as Amrinder Singh, s/o Pritam Sing, Bhagwatpun (Punjab), Manoj Singh, s/o: Kulwinder Singh, Garolia, Bagri Dathana (Punjab), Md. Riaj Uddin, s/o Ali Uddin, Kapali Gaon, Darrang (Assam) and Md. Haron Ali, s/o Yunus Ali, Darrang (Assam) have been taken into custody for investigation.