In Champhai district, east Mizoram, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police arrested a Myanmar national on June 29, seizing 20,200 banned Methamphetamine tablets weighing 2.22 kg and valued at over Rs 6.67 crore, after setting up a check post at Zokhawthar village based on a tip-off
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A Myanmar national has been arrested after banned Methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 6.67 crore were seized from his possession in east Mizoram's Champhai district, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the paramilitary force, in collaboration with the Mizoram Police, set up a check post at Zokhawthar village in the district on June 29. The team, while conducting a thorough search of a suspected individual, recovered 20,200 Methamphetamine tablets weighing 2.22 kg, it said.
The seized tablets from the peddler are valued at over Rs 6.67 crore, it said. Methamphetamine tablets are a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system, and these are banned in India.
The accused is a Myanmar national and the recovered Meth tablets were handed over to Mizoram Police at Zokhawthar for further investigation and legal proceedings, the statement added.
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