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BSF-Led Mizoram Operation Seizes Rs 75 Crore in Yaba and Heroin, 8 Arrested

An intelligence-based stop on NH-6 between Keifang and Seling underscored tighter coordination along the MizoramMyanmar smuggling corridor.

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Overview

  • Acting on BSF-developed intelligence, a joint BSF–NCB–Mizoram Excise team intercepted four vehicles on the AizawlChamphai highway between Keifang and Seling.
  • Officers recovered about 50 kg of methamphetamine tablets—roughly 500,000 Yaba pills—and 36 grams of heroin, valuing the haul at over Rs 75 crore.
  • Eight suspects were taken into custody and four vehicles were impounded during the operation, which agencies said disrupted a major trafficking attempt.
  • Authorities highlighted the operation as evidence of seamless coordination among central and state narcotics units focused on the vulnerable border route.
  • In a separate case in Tripura, Assam Rifles and Customs seized 20,000 methamphetamine tablets weighing 2 kg and valued at about Rs 2 crore, detaining four people.