Aizawl: In an effort to curb drug trafficking, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) director general Anurag Garg on Tuesday called on Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma in Aizawl, where they discussed strategies to strengthen security along the state’s Myanmar border.
CM Lalduhoma said he had urged the Union Home Ministry to help raise a Mizo Territorial Army to fight drug trafficking along the India-Myanmar border.
The visiting team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials was led by Director General Anurag Garg.
The NCB DG also drew the attention of Mizoram CM to the rising cases of drug trafficking and drug abuse in the state.
Garg, during the meeting, advocated for a dedicated NCB zonal office in Mizoram and emphasized the need for more staff, who are proficient in the local language.
“We need more manpower and better policing infrastructure along the international border to effectively combat drug trafficking from South-Asian countries. I have urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to help us raise a Mizo Territorial Army which will help us fend off the narcotics challenge,” the chief minister said.
Lalduhoma also requested the NCB chief to offer technical inputs and suggestions to step up the state’s anti-narcotics efforts.
“A dedicated zonal office will allow us to share manpower and intelligence more efficiently,” Garg said at the meeting.
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According to Mizoram’s Excise & Narcotics Department, drug trafficking from Myanmar has been on the rise.
In Mizoram, enforcement agencies seized 154.17 kg of methamphetamine in 2023, which shot up to 627.74 kg in 2024. Heroin seizures also rose from 68.05 kg in 2023 to 80.81 kg in 2024.
