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Firecrackers worth Rs 60,000 seized from Morang

Firecrackers worth Rs 60,000 seized from Morang

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

MORANG: The Armed Police Post based at Rangeli in Morang district seized a huge amount of firecrackers on Saturday. Different brands of banned explosives imported secretly from Bauka point of Bihar State of India were impounded, police said. Incharge of the Post, Police Inspector Bidur Bhattarai, said that price of the seized firecrackers is some Rs 60,000. Police said that the seized explosives would be destroyed by collecting the details. Every year, huge amount of fireworks is imported from the Indian markets ahead of Tihar festival.