{"id":126694,"date":"2024-09-01T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T03:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=126694"},"modified":"2024-09-01T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T03:18:47","slug":"assam-rifles-nabs-six-in-massive-areca-nut-smuggling-bust-in-manipur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=126694","title":{"rendered":"Assam Rifles Nabs Six in Massive Areca Nut Smuggling Bust in Manipur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126464\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/New-Logo-Smal-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In a major crackdown on smuggling activities, Assam Rifles apprehended six individuals, including four women, in <a href=\"http:\/\/Manipur\u2019s\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Manipur\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Tengnoupal district on Friday. The detainees were caught in the act while attempting to smuggle a substantial quantity of areca nuts, valued at approximately Rs 2.5 crore, from Myanmar into India.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126695\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Assam Rifles Nabs Six in Massive Areca Nut Smuggling Bust in Manipur:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240901-WA0005.jpg\" alt=\"Assam Rifles Nabs Six in Massive Areca Nut Smuggling Bust\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240901-WA0005.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240901-WA0005-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240901-WA0005-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240901-WA0005-750x416.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Assam Rifles Nabs Six in Massive Areca Nut Smuggling Bust in Manipur:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The operation, overseen by the Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South), was conducted near the villages of Machi and Khampang Khullen. During routine patrols, Assam Rifles personnel intercepted and inspected several suspicious vehicles, leading to the discovery of 28,200 kilograms of areca nuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Following the seizure, the contraband was handed over to the customs department for further investigation. The six arrested individuals are currently in the custody of the local police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This significant bust underscores the ongoing efforts by Assam Rifles to curb smuggling activities along the Indo-Myanmar border, reflecting the armed force\u2019s commitment to maintaining national security and economic stability.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major crackdown on smuggling activities, Assam Rifles apprehended six individuals, including four women, in Manipur\u2019s Tengnoupal district on Friday. The detainees were caught in the act while attempting to smuggle a substantial quantity of areca nuts, valued at approximately Rs 2.5 crore, from Myanmar into India. The operation, overseen by the Inspector General [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":126695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk:"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[30297,30298],"class_list":["post-126694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-east","tag-assam-rifles-nabs-six-in","tag-massive-areca-nut-smuggling-bust-in-manipur"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/126695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}