Guwahati, Oct. 20 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 43.2 lakh sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 8.64 crore in Mizoram, intercepting a truck suspected of carrying smuggled tobacco from Myanmar to Aizawl.

The seizure was made at Tuirial village along the Champhai-Aizawl road following an intelligence-led operation by the DRI's Aizawl Regional Unit.

Acting on specific information about a truck transporting a large consignment of foreign-origin cigarettes, DRI officers mounted surveillance along the highway and intercepted the vehicle.

A search of the truck led to the recovery of 432 cases containing 43.2 lakh sticks of 'Patron' brand cigarettes, valued at Rs 8.64 crore, according to the DRI.

The cigarette...