Agartala, June 16 -- Tripura police seized 70,000 Burmese cigarettes during a naka checking operation in Dharmanagar last night, arresting three individuals involved in the smuggling.

The operation took place near the Anandabazar SPO camp under the jurisdiction of Dharmanagar Police Station. Police intercepted a luxury vehicle with registration number TR-05-G-0597 and recovered seven cartons, each containing 10,000 Burmese-made cigarettes.

Police Officer Suleman Reang, who led the night operation, said, "Based on intelligence and routine checking, we intercepted the vehicle and recovered 70,000 smuggled cigarettes from Myanmar.

Three youths were apprehended, and legal proceedings have been initiated. Our campaign against cigarette smug...