A police patrol team has confiscated a huge quantity of betel nuts and garments while it was being smuggled to India from Jhapa. 

The contraband- 2,220 kilograms of dried betel nuts worth Rs. 244,000 and clothing worth Rs. 300,440-was seized from the Mechinagar Municipality-10 on Tuesday, the Area Police Office Kakarvitta said. 

The contraband has been handed over to the Mechi Customs Office for further investigation, it is learnt. RSS