NewzVille Desk
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 26 kg methamphetamine tablets, smuggled into India through the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram at Dwarband Bazar area of Cachar District, Assam on Sunday . The operation was assisted by personnel of Assam Rifles, Silchar.
One person has been arrested in this regard under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The value of the seized drug in the international illicit drug market is estimated at Rs. 26 crore. This huge illicit drug consignment was being transported in a specially built cavity in an Ashok Leyland truck.
In another case, the DRI seized 6 kg methamphetamine tablets, having value of Rs. 6 crore, from a truck in the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on Monday. The drug was found concealed beneath the dashboard of the truck. Two persons have been arrested in this case.
After investigation cases have been filed in the competent courts under the NDPS Act.
The DRI has so far booked 36 cases of smuggling and trafficking of contraband drugs in the North Eastern Region during the present Financial Year i.e. from April 2024, and arrested 70 persons, out of which seven are females.
The contraband drugs seized include over 231 kg methamphetamine tablets, 16 kg heroin, 1,375 kg ganja (cannabis) and 3.7 kg hydroponic weed, worth over Rs. 355 crore.
