Kohima, Jan 30 (PTI) Areca nuts worth Rs 14.32 crore were seized in Kohima, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off about illegal smuggling of areca nuts from Manipur to Nagaland, checking was started by the Assam Rifles on National Highway 29 on Monday, they said.

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During the check near Jakhama, four pickup vehicles and five trucks were found transporting areca nuts without any documents, they added.

A total of 120 ton of areca nuts was seized. The seized nuts and the vehicles along with those arrested were handed over to the Customs Department, officials said.

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