DRI seizes 60,000 kg smuggled foreign origin areca nuts in North-East region; 5 held

Posted On: 22 MAY 2026 1:43PM by PIB Delhi In two major operations yesterday and earlier in the week in the North East region, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Guwahati Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of around 60,000 kg smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI conducted operations in Mizoram and Assam leading to these seizures. Initial investigations revealed that foreign-origin dried areca nuts were smuggled into India from Myanmar through Myanmar-Mizoram border. In one of the operation, DRI was assisted by 38Bn of Assam Rifles. So far, 5 persons have been arrested in these operations. Illegal influx of the areca nut from the neighbouring country is causing severe economic damage to domestic areca nut growers and undermining economic security in the border regions. **** NB/KMN (Release ID: 2264034) Visitor Counter : 12149 Read this release in: Manipuri , Khasi , Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Bengali , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Telugu Ministry of Finance DRI seizes 60,000 kg smuggled foreign origin areca nuts in North-East region; 5 held Posted On: 22 MAY 2026 1:43PM by PIB Delhi In two major operations yesterday and earlier in the week in the North East region, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Guwahati Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of around 60,000 kg smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI conducted operations in Mizoram and Assam leading to these seizures. Initial investigations revealed that foreign-origin dried areca nuts were smuggled into India from Myanmar through Myanmar-Mizoram border. In one of the operation, DRI was assisted by 38Bn of Assam Rifles. So far, 5 persons have been arrested in these operations. Illegal influx of the areca nut from the neighbouring country is causing severe economic damage to domestic areca nut growers and undermining economic security in the border regions. **** NB/KMN (Release ID: 2264034) <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In two major operations yesterday and earlier in the week in the North East region, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Guwahati Zonal Unit has seized a large quantity of around 60,000 kg smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts.</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image001EICQ.jpg" style="height:389px; width:578px" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image002B7KX.jpg" style="height:640px; width:602px" /></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Acting on specific intelligence, DRI conducted operations in Mizoram and Assam leading to these seizures. Initial investigations revealed that foreign-origin dried areca nuts were smuggled into India from Myanmar through Myanmar-Mizoram border. In one of the operation, DRI was assisted by 38Bn of Assam Rifles. So far, 5 persons have been arrested in these operations.</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image0032CWE.jpg" style="height:640px; width:602px" /></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Illegal influx of the areca nut from the neighbouring country is causing severe economic damage to domestic areca nut growers and undermining economic security in the border regions.</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">****</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NB/KMN</span></strong></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; 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