The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 371 tons of areca nuts worth more than Rs 32 crore at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Maharashtra.

According to the DRI officials, based on reliable information, the 14 containers were stopped at JNPT on August 31 before they could be transhipped to dry port Talegaon on suspicion that the cargo could be pilfered or replaced en route.