Overview

• Troops acting on Defence Ministry intelligence recovered 1.041 kg of heroin and 9.381 kg of methamphetamine tablets at an abandoned site on July 27
• The seized consignment valued at approximately Rs 40.05 crore was handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau for prosecution under the NDPS Act
• Operation at Melbuk in Champhai district marks the latest in a sustained campaign by Assam Rifles and state police to disrupt cross-border smuggling routes
• Since early 2025 multi-agency patrols and raids have targeted trafficking networks sourcing narcotics from Myanmar’s Chin State through six Mizoram districts
• Assam Rifles complements enforcement with local awareness seminars to warn youth about drug abuse and legal penalties under narcotics laws