Guwahati: Huge quantity of contraband drugs worth over Rs 30.84 crore was seized by security forces from Aizawal of Mizoram on Monday night.
One person has also been arrested in connection to the seizure.
Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 92,550 Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 30,84,99,691 at Falkland Veng area in Aizawl district.
Based on specific input, Assam Rifles along with 19FIT DGAR FIU and Excise and Narcotics Department, Aizawl in a joint operation seized the Methamphetamine tablets.
A senior official of Assam Rifles said that, based on the information received, a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was launched by the joint team at Falkland Veng on Monday.
“The team noticed the movement of the suspected vehicle at around 8 pm. The vehicle was stopped and a thorough spot-checking was carried out.
During the checking, it was revealed that an individual was carrying Methamphetamine tablets. The entire consignment of Methamphetamine tablets was seized in situ and the individual was taken into custody by the joint team,” the official said.
The recovered methamphetamine tablets are estimated to have cost Rs 30,84,99,691.
The Excise and Narcotics Department, Aizawl, Mizoram, received the objects that had been seized and the person who had been arrested for further investigation and legal action.