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ED searches 16 places linked to smuggling of foreign-origin betel nut via the Indo-Myanmar border

Dried areca nut consignments were brought overland to the Indo-Myanmar border opposite Champhai in Mizoram, and ferried across the Tiau river at Zokhawthar in small lots, bypassing the Land Customs Station, in a well-organised racket, the ED alleges

· 10/5/2026, 5:36:05 PM· 2 min read
ED searches 16 places linked to smuggling of foreign-origin betel nut via the Indo-Myanmar border
Dried areca nut consignments were brought overland to the Indo-Myanmar border opposite Champhai in Mizoram, and ferried across the Tiau river at Zokhawthar in small lots, bypassing the Land Customs Station, in a well-organised racket, the ED alleges
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