Rajganj, 03rd December: Rajganj Police arrested two people for smuggling betel nut. The accused have been identified as Omkar Yadav (28) and Prashant Yadav (22).
Reportedly, the police stopped a truck late Thursday night during a Naka Checking at Hathi More of Rajganj. Upon searching, 240 bags of betel nuts were recovered from the truck. When the truck driver failed to show any valid document of the consignment, the police arrested the driver and his assistant immediately.
According to police sources, the said betel nuts were being taken from Guwahati to Delhi. The value of the recovered consignment is said to be lakhs of rupees. The accused were produced in the Jalpaiguri court today.