Nagaland Assembly Elections: Various contrabands and cash around Rs 29 crore seized

In the run up to polls in Nagaland various contrabands and cash amounting to around Rs 29 crore were seized.

Since January 18 this year this recovery. An election official said that various drugs worth Rs 25 crore, various freebies and other items worth Rs 1.71 crore and cash amount of Rs 2.45 crore have been seized from different parts of the state.

The officer said that ahead of the February 27 Nagaland Assembly elections, various enforcement agencies would continue their raids against all kinds of illegal activities and clandestine trading.

A police official said that after obtaining permission from court a total of 3,068 litres and 7,843 numbers of seized foreign liquor bottles were recently destroyed by the Nagaland Police in the presence of the Magistrate.