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Assembly elections | Seizures of cash, drugs pass ₹200 crore since announcement of polls
The Hindu
Punjab, Manipur account for a large amount of illicit drugs and Uttar Pradesh for cash
Authorities in the five States where elections were announced on January 8 had seized cash, drugs, liquor and other inducements worth over ₹200 crore so far, a senior Election Commission official said.
The official said the value of the seized items in Punjab, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand polls had reached ₹200 crore on Monday, with Punjab and Manipur accounting for a large amount of the illicit drugs and Uttar Pradesh for cash.
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