BETTIAH, Jan. 10 -- A joint team of Adapur police and agriculture department officials seized 565 bags of fertiliser during raids at a fertiliser shop in the India-Nepal border area of East Champaran district on Friday evening, officials said.

Adapur station house officer (SHO) Pappu Kumar Paswan said the action was taken following a tip-off. The joint team conducted a raid at Gupta Stores at Jamunapur under the Adapur police station area in Raxaul subdivision.

"The seizure includes 565 bags of urea stored across multiple godowns. Preliminary investigations indicate that the consignment had been stockpiled far beyond the permissible limit and was disproportionate to the sanctioned supply," the SHO said, adding that no arrests have been ...