Drugs worth over Rs 16 crore seized in Assam, Mizoram

The security personnel have seized a huge cache of drugs valued at Rs 1650 crore in southern Assam and adjoining Mizoram and arrested three persons officials said on ThursdayAn official of Karimganj district police said that the police personnel based on secret information intercepted a vehicle and recovered 1130 kg brown sugar worth of Rs 10 crore from the car on Wednesday nightThe drugs were contained in 32 packets and concealed in a makeshift duct inside the vehicleThe driver of the vehicle Sabbir Ahmed said that he was shipping these drugs from Dimapur Nagaland and intended to take them to Tripura before smuggling them to Bangladesh the police official saidPolice also seized the vehicle and arrested Ahmed 29 a resident of Patharkandi under Karimganj districtPolice are also looking for the other drug peddlers in connection with the seizure of the brown sugarIn another action Assam Rifles troopers have arrested two persons and seized a huge cache of drugs valued at Rs 650 crore in eastern Mizorams Champhai district bordering MyanmarAn Assam Rifles statement said on Thursday that acting on a tipoff the troopers of the central paramilitary force arrested two youths from a hut in eastern Mizorams Champhai district and seized 130000 Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 650 crore from their possession late Wednesday eveningOfficials of the Excise and Narcotics Department in Mizoram accompanied the Assam Rifles troopers during the operationThe two detainees were charged under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActMethamphetamine tablets also called Yaba tablet or party tablet contain a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine and are misused as highdosage drugs in India Bangladesh and neighbouring countriesOfficials said that the drugs were smuggled from Myanmar which shares 1643 km of unfenced border with four northeastern states Mizoram 510 km Arunachal Pradesh 520 km Manipur 398 km and Nagaland 215 kmSmuggling of drugs arms and other contraband takes place frequently in the northeastern region from across the borders especially from MyanmarKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever