Four smugglers were apprehended on Monday along with a cache of foreign cigarettes in Lakhipur in the Assam's Cachar district.
The four detained have been identified as Arshad Hussain, Feroz Khan, Vivek Kashyap, and Suresh Kumar Shah. 43 cartons of Turkey-made 'Gold Flake' cigarettes have been seized from them.
A Mahindra pickup van along with three mobile phones was also recovered from their possession.
The cigarettes in their possession are reportedly worth around ₹1,71,21,000.
