Highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth  Rs 173.73 crore seized in Mizoram 

Aizawl: The security forces in Assam on Tuesday claimed to have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba tablets, worth Rs 173.73 crore in Mizoram. A defence spokesman said that the Assam Rifles troops along with police recovered the Methamphetamine tablets weighing 57.91 kgs worth Rs 173.73 crore at the border village Zokhawthar.

Aizawl: The security forces in Assam on Tuesday claimed to have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba tablets, worth Rs 173.73 crore in Mizoram.

A defence spokesman said that the Assam Rifles troops along with police recovered the Methamphetamine tablets weighing 57.91 kgs worth Rs 173.73 crore at the border village Zokhawthar in Champhai district, which shares unfenced frontiers with Myanmar. 

Based on specific intelligence about the movement of narcotics, Assam Rifles along with Mizoram Police established an ambush at crossing point 1, Vokte Kai. 

The joint team spotted the movement of suspected individuals carrying illegal consignments and intercepted them. The suspects got alert and ran away leaving the consignment behind. The entire consignment was handed over to the Police at Zokhawthar for further investigation and legal proceedings. 

The spokesman termed the seizure of huge drugs as an unprecedented success in the para-military forces’ crusade against smuggling activities. 

Meanwhile, Tripura Police also seized narcotics worth over Rs 30 crore in the past 48 hours and arrested three drug peddlers.