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Ahead of elections, cash, drugs worth over Rs 39 crore seized in Nagaland

Ahead of elections, cash, IMFL, drugs/narcotics, freebies and other items worth over Rs 39 crore seized during a raid in Nagaland.

Shashwat Bhandari Edited By: Shashwat Bhandari @ShashBhandari New Delhi Updated on: February 16, 2023 0:22 IST
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Nagaland: Ahead of assembly elections, a monetary seizure worth Rs 39.18 crore was made by the central and state agencies in Nagaland on February 14.

Cash, IMFL, drugs/narcotics, freebies and other items were seized in the raid, Nagaland CEO office informed.

Nagaland will vote on February 27 while the results will be declared on March 2.

Prior to the polls, the Director-General of Police (DGP) Rupin Sharma said, "security in the vulnerable areas has been strengthened and the situation, for now, is very normal," he said, adding that 24 persons have been arrested in connection with the eight incidents of election-related violence in the three districts.

"We are trying to enforce the MCC as scrupulously as possible given the scenario in Nagaland," PTI quoted Sharma.

(With inputs from PTI)

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