Rupandehi. Police have confiscated mobile phone displays and body panels worth Rs 9.18 lakh from Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality-7, Banrahawa in Rupandehi district.

Acting on a special tip-off, a police team deployed from the Area Police Office, Lumbini seized the spare parts of the mobile concealed in the place and took them under control, the District Police Office, Rupandehi said today.

According to the police, the recovered items include displays and body panels of various brands of mobile phones. Preliminary investigations have revealed that these items do not have valid customs documents, police said.

The police have intensified surveillance and patrolling in the border areas after the smuggling of mobile parts, electronic goods and other goods by evading customs duty. The police said that they have coordinated with the concerned authorities to evaluate the seized materials and take necessary legal process.

Krishna Kumar Chand, Information Officer of District Police Office Rupandehi and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of District Police Office, Rupandehi, said that the seized goods were sent to Bhairahawa Customs Office Belahiya on Friday for necessary action. Police have urged the general public to help control illegal activities taking place in the border areas and to immediately inform about suspicious activities.