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Assam Police Seize Over 2,000 DAP Fertilizer Packets from Four Trucks in Sribhumi
✍️ indiatodayne.in
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 11:36 AM
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Assam police confiscated more than 2,000 packets of DAP fertilizer from four trucks in the Sribhumi area, citing violations of import and distribution regulations.
On an undisclosed date, Assam police seized over 2,000 packets of DAP fertilizer from four trucks in the Sribhumi area.
The operation followed intelligence that the trucks were carrying unauthorized fertilizer shipments.
DAP, or diammonium phosphate, is a widely used nitrogen‑phosphorus fertilizer whose import and distribution are tightly regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Pollution Control Board.
The seized packets will be forwarded to the state agriculture department for further inspection, and the truck owners may face charges under the Prevention of Illicit Trade Act.
Local farmers in Sribhumi have voiced concerns about how the seizure might affect the region’s agricultural supply chain.
The operation followed intelligence that the trucks were carrying unauthorized fertilizer shipments.
DAP, or diammonium phosphate, is a widely used nitrogen‑phosphorus fertilizer whose import and distribution are tightly regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Pollution Control Board.
The seized packets will be forwarded to the state agriculture department for further inspection, and the truck owners may face charges under the Prevention of Illicit Trade Act.
Local farmers in Sribhumi have voiced concerns about how the seizure might affect the region’s agricultural supply chain.