PoliticsAreca Nut Smuggling via Mizoram Causes Rs 409 Crore Customs Loss: ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that smuggling of dry areca nuts from Myanmar through Mizoram caused a customs duty loss of Rs 408.90 crore. The investigation, initially registered by the CBI in Imphal in 2025, found about 3,103 MT of smuggled areca nuts valued at Rs 1,022.25 crore. The smuggling network used the Tiau river and unfenced border near Zokhawthar, with local facilitators aiding transport to Assam and beyond.
Deccan Herald··Champhai



