Aizawl: In a major haul, the Border Security Force (BSF), with support from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department, seized drugs worth Rs 75 crore from Mizoram on Thursday. Eight persons were arrested in this connection.
The recovery included huge quantities of Methamphetamine tablets and heroin, the BSF said in a statement on Friday.
The BSF launched the special operation based on specific intelligence generated by its intelligence branch. The joint team intercepted four suspected vehicles on the Aizawl-Champhai highway (NH-6), between the Keifang and Seling villages, approximately 60 km from Aizawl. During the search, three plastic bags containing 50 packets filled with about 50 kg (5 lakh tablets) of methamphetamine (Yaba) were seized, the statement said. In addition, three soap cases containing 36 gm of heroin were also seized, it said.
The combined value of the seized narcotics is estimated to be over Rs 75 crore, the BSF said. Eight persons were arrested and four vehicles, used for transporting the contraband, were seized during the special joint operation.
“This major success highlights the synergy and seamless coordination between BSF, NCB, and the Excise and Narcotics department, whose joint efforts ensured the disruption of a significant narcotics trafficking attempt along the vulnerable Mizoram-Myanmar corridor,” the statement said.
“The operation reaffirmed the resolute determination of security and enforcement agencies to combat the menace of drugs, safeguard society, and protect the youth from falling prey to narcotics smuggling networks. The BSF, in close collaboration with sister agencies, reiterates its unwavering commitment to the war on drugs and assures that such coordinated actions will continue with greater intensity to deliver decisive blows against organised drug trafficking syndicates operating in the region, the statement added,” it added.
The narcotics entered India through the porous border with Myanmar, it is suspected. From Mizoram, the Yaba tablets were to be distributed to various states, investigation has revealed.