Assam Rifles Seizes Rs 33 Crore Methamphetamine Haul in Mizoram
The intelligence-driven operation in Champhai district demonstrates deep coordination with state excise authorities to pursue traffickers.
Overview
- On July 31, Assam Rifles recovered 11.110 kilograms of methamphetamine tablets in Zote, Champhai district, Mizoram, based on specific intelligence inputs.
- The seized meth haul is valued at approximately Rs 33.33 crore in the international narcotics market.
- Assam Rifles handed over the contraband to the Excise and Narcotics Department, Champhai, to support ongoing legal proceedings under the NDPS Act.
- This operation follows a July 24 interception of 1,430 cases of smuggled liquor near National Highway-37 in Manipur, leading to the arrest of two drivers.
- The intensified intelligence-led border enforcement reflects a broader push to disrupt diversified smuggling networks along the unfenced 1,643-kilometer Indo-Myanmar frontier.