Tobacco products seized

Huge quantities of tobacco products were seized from a vehicle heading towards Moreh from Imphal by personnel of 20 Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (S) at Bongyang village yesterday. According to a reliable source, Huidrom Ingocha Singh (29) of Uyal, Thoubal district and Khongdombi (45) w/o Ghanasyam of Tentha, Thoubal were carrying the tobacco products in a Maruti Van. 6240 packets of Dilbagh Talab (pan masala), 3240 packets of Bengali spit tobacco, 100 tins of Baba chewing tobacco, 500 packets of Rajnigandha and 200 packets of Tulsi royal zarda were recovered from the duo. The items have been handed over to Food Safety Officer, Chandel, the source added.