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NEW DELHI: The Centre has proposed to double land customs stations in the Northeast to 50 by the end of this financial year, following a surge in the smuggling of narcotics in the region over the past 12 months...
India shares borders with four countries in the northeast and has 25 land customs stations, of which 20 are fully functional and only 15 have electronic facilities...
All the land customs stations will be equipped with advanced technology infrastructure, artificial intelligence and real-time reporting to stop the smuggling, said another official...
In 2022, the Guwahati Police alone seized drugs worth `407 crore, out of which psychotropic tablets alone were worth about Rs 200 crore, the official said.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
