During an anti-narcotics operation was conducted on November 27, teams of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police seized 5.421 Kgs of Methamphetamine Tablets worth Rs 16.26 crores.
Saitual: Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police joined hands to curb the drug menace in Mizoram. The forces conducted an anti-narcotics operation on Thursday in Saitual. After getting a specific tipoff about the movement of drugs on Champhai-Saitual Road, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police launched an operation in Saitual’s general area and seized 5.421 kg of methamphetamine tablets, worth Rs 16.26 crores, from an individual named Thangtinsei, a resident of Manipur’s Moreh. The drug was seized at a vehicle check post that intercepted the suspected vehicle carrying drugs.
Recovered contraband along with the apprehended individual were handed over to Saitual Police for detailed investigation and further legal proceedings.
Earlier on November 26, the Assam Rifles seized methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 13.33 crore during an operation near the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram’s Champhai district.
According to the Assam Rifles, the operation was launched on November 25 following specific intelligence inputs about possible narcotics movement along World Bank Road in the Zokhawthar area, a key transit point for cross-border trafficking. A team from the force conducted surveillance in the area and detected suspicious activity, prompting immediate action.
During the subsequent search, security personnel recovered 4.444 kg of methamphetamine tablets. The substance, classified as a psychotropic drug under Indian law, is among the most trafficked narcotics in the region due to its high demand in international markets.
One individual, identified as Bawi Kanthanga, a male national of Myanmar, was apprehended at the site. Initial assessment indicates that the consignment was likely part of a larger trafficking network operating across the porous border. The relevant authorities will conduct further investigations and interrogations.
Assam Rifles stated that the seized narcotics were handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department in Champhai for detailed examination and initiation of legal proceedings as per existing regulations.
Several incidents related to narcotics were reported in Zokhawthar,
As Zokhawthar witnesses several narcotics-related incidents, security forces conduct routine joint and independent operations here to curb the trafficking of drugs like – methamphetamine, heroin, and other banned drugs that are produced in the drug-producing hubs in the region.
Zokhawthar is located near the India-Myanmar border.
(With Agency Inputs)
