Guwahati: The Hailakandi Police seized 300 gunny bags containing 15 tonnes of Burmese supari from Pachinkitabond Part 1 village in Hailakandi in Assam.
The supari (betel nuts) were seized from the house of a smuggling accused person Rosan Uddin Mazarbhuiya.
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The police said that they had received information about the illegal storage of supari in the house.
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A team of police officers raided the house and seized the supari.
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The accused person, Rosan Uddin Mazarbhuiya is being interrogated by the police in connection with the origin of the consignment.
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Burmese supari is banned in India because it is considered to be a major source of areca nut cancer, which is a type of oral cancer.