BOKAJAN: Illegal dry areca nut from Myanmar, known as Burmese Supari was seized in Karbi Anglong.
The police was on a routine checking on NH 39 at Khakrajan, under Barpathar police station on November 17.
A truck from Dimapur, AS 28 C 9665, was intercepted and thoroughly checked. In the truck, 26 bags of Burmese Supari were found which was being carried without any document. The contraband weighs 1700 kgs in all.
The driver of the truck Sahadot Ali has been detained in this connection.