Nagpur: The recent raid by the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) in several places in the city of Sirih nut traders after the filing in pursuing a high court order seems to have thrown a dark secret behind Crores Rupees worth of low quality materials from Indonesia supplied to the market In Central India.
It learns a number of sirih bean traders who are quite large from Central India, especially Nagpur, are part of the international smuggling racket from the city that even armed guerrilla clothes is generous.
With the CBI it has done its own probe, TOI also tries to track traces of Bethel beans through deep people and reliable sources.
In addition to being very toxic to health, the gradual shipments of betel are channeled to the Indian market by avoiding additional tasks and costs for crores.
It has also appeared that traders pay a fairly good ‘protection money’ to various extremist and ultra groups, armed clothing and guerrilla organizations to ensure their consignment passes through their conflict zone that is dominated by safely.
Most of the subversive groups are involved in armed conflicts with the Government of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
The source claims that low-cost betel nuts and sub-standards from Indonesia are being transferred to various parts of India, including Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to serve the multi-crore market where tobacco taste, gutka and supari sweet is very popular.
Nagpur is considered the main center in Central India with smugglers to establish warehouses in Itwari, Lakadganj, Kalamna and Pardi, Wardhaman Nagar and Wadi where they are known to develop even though they have repeatedly repeatedly by the Police and Food and Medicine Administration (FDA).
According to sources, betel nut traders from India avoid trade with Indonesia because almost 108% of import duties are collected for the shipment.
They looked forward to repairing it through Myanmar by sea to Rangoon Harbor where the import duty to be paid was around four percent on the shipment of betel nuts from Indonesia.
Learned that traders buy the lowest class and the poorest quality of betel from Indonesia that are much cheaper than Indian varieties.
According to sources, betel nuts come from Indonesia in a 90kg sack and transported in a light carrier vehicle to avoid suspicion.
“Sirih nuts in a lightweight operator vehicle transported to various border cities such as Moreh (Manipur), Champai (Mizoram) and Tiau (Mizoram) from where they were directed to Hailakandi, Silchar, Karimganj and Lala Bazar in Assam,” the source said.
This source also stated that betel nuts from Indonesia were transferred to a smaller 50kg burlap bag in Guwahati and adjacent areas in Assam to provide the ‘India’ look and brought to the market as a local planted product.
“False documents such as receipt of purchase and sales, weights and steps are being prepared to project delivery as a local agricultural product planted from Assam farmers before the trip to Heartland India continues,” said the source he was also written to the police and other departments.
Detailing the mode of smuggling racket operandi.
As per the inner person, the shipment of betel nuts is now loaded in a larger container with fake documents before leaving Guwahati.
“The consignment was sent to Nagpur through Odisha and Chhattishgarh.
In Nagpur, betel nuts were exposed to poisonous sulfur dioxide on lightning in Pardi and Chikli to harden them.
Then, they were cut into small pieces (called cutting chana), flavored with cheap sweeteners, Flavor, tobacco and sold in different packages, “said the inside.
“When dealing with various kinds of Pinang India, traders must pay Rs 300-400 per kg.
The Indonesian variety will cost Rs 220-250 per kg which also includes transportation and processing,” said the source.
CP Amitesh Kumar said the police had notified and reminded agents such as the FDA and the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) every time there was input.
“The police have also taken together actions but the mandate to act on betel nuts generally lies in the FDA and DRI with us playing a supportive role,” he said.