Overview

• Manipur Police intercepted a truck at Imphal West on Friday night, seizing 57.285 kg of methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs22 crore and arresting driver Nawaj Sharif
• Tripura Police stopped a vehicle at the Churaibari checkpoint on Sunday and recovered over 80,000 methamphetamine tablets worth Rs4 crore, detaining accused Sanjay Sahani
• Preliminary investigations indicate both methamphetamine hauls were smuggled from Myanmar across the unfenced 1,643 km border shared with four northeastern states
• On June 12 Assam Rifles in coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 195 kg of marijuana near Agartala as part of sustained anti-smuggling efforts
• Enforcement agencies stress that the NDPS Act prescribes penalties including rigorous imprisonment of up to ten years for drug trafficking offenders