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Tobacco and betel nut top seizure list 

Of the 461 seizures of illegal goods worth Nu. 1.67 million made in 2005, tobacco products and betel nut products topped the list according to the National Revenue Report 2005-06.

A dissection of seizure items showed 105 seizures to be tobacco products followed by 53 seizures of betel nuts. The rest were garments (27), aerated water (21), plastic bags (20) and sugar (14). The top seven items constituted 52 percent of the total seizure goods.

The number of seizure cases had decreased from 2002 to 2004 but saw a drastic increase in 2005.

In 2002, 313 seizures worth about Nu.841,000 were recorded. It decreased to 290 the next year but was worth Nu. 1.71 million. It decreased further to 193 cases in 2004 and was worth Nu.1.08 million.

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