Aizawl: Security forces in Mizoram have made a major breakthrough against drug trafficking with the seizure of a huge quantity of narcotics in Champhai district. The Assam Rifles recovered over 9 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth more than Rs 28 crore and arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said on Monday.
The recovery was made on Sunday at Ngur village in East Mizoram’s Champhai district after Assam Rifles personnel noticed suspicious movement of a pickup van, according to an official statement.
During a search of the vehicle, troops seized 9.391 kg of methamphetamine tablets, a highly addictive psychotropic substance, which were concealed inside a spare tyre. The contraband was estimated to be worth Rs 28.17 crore, the statement said.
One person, a resident of Assam, was arrested for possessing the drugs, officials added.
The seized narcotics, along with the arrested individual, were handed over to Champhai district police for further investigation and necessary legal action.
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This operation marks the second major drug seizure by the Assam Rifles in the last four days. Earlier, on January 14, the paramilitary force had seized 9.8 kg of methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 29.4 crore during an operation at Zembawk on the outskirts of Aizawl and had arrested one person in connection with that case as well.
