Overview

• Troops recovered 34.218 kg of methamphetamine tablets near Zote in Champhai after a suspect dropped the consignment and fled into nearby jungle, with the haul handed to the Champhai excise authority.
• Assam Rifles earlier seized 2.462 kg of heroin near Thingluang Kai on the Melbuk Road, where suspects retreated across the Tiau River, and the consignment and vehicle were handed to Zokhawthar Police.
• In Aizawl’s Zemabawk, a joint operation with the Territorial Army yielded 12 grams of heroin and the arrest of Lalchchuanmawia, 25, a resident of Zote, with the case transferred to the Excise and Narcotics Department.
• Manipur operations in Tengnoupal led to two arrests and the recovery of about 10.8 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 125 grams of brown sugar, with an estimated value near ₹40 crore.
• Officials reported drug recoveries exceeding ₹143 crore within 24 hours across Mizoram and Manipur as coordinated agencies sustain heightened enforcement along the unfenced 510 km border.