Overview

• Acting on specific intelligence, Assam Rifles launched a Tuesday night operation in Zokhawthar in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district.
• The team recovered 3.33 kg of methamphetamine tablets (30,300 pills) and 190.90 grams of heroin with an estimated value of about Rs 10.74 crore.
• A suspect fled as troops moved to apprehend him, leaving behind a Chinese Kenbo motorcycle and a mobile phone.
• The seized narcotics, the bike, and the phone were handed to the Champhai Excise and Narcotics Department to pursue the case.
• An Assam Rifles statement said the interception reflects ongoing efforts to disrupt trafficking routes into Mizoram, which the chief minister has linked to the state’s proximity to the Golden Triangle.