In a major drug bust, authorities in Mizoram seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹38.7 crore in Champhai district near the India-Myanmar border, arresting three individuals involved in the illicit trade.
Three persons were arrested with methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 38.7 crore in two back-to-back operations in east Mizoram's Champhai district along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Sunday.
In the first operation on Friday, a joint team of the Assam Rifles and the state police recovered 3.46 kg of meth tablets valued at Rs 10.40 crore from Balukai at Crossing Point-II in Zokhawthar village near the international border, they said.
In the second operation on Saturday, security forces intercepted a suspected vehicle at Melbuk Gate along the World Bank Road in Zokhawthar and seized 9.46 kg of meth tablets worth Rs 28.38 crore, they added.
Three persons, including a Myanmar national, were arrested during the second operation, officials said.
All seized drugs, along with the vehicle and the accused, were handed over to the Zokhawthar police station for further investigation and legal proceedings, they said.
Methamphetamine, also known as meth, crystal, or crank, is a highly addictive synthetic central nervous system stimulant.