Aizawl, Apr 2 Mizoram police have dismantled multiple smuggling modules over the past week, seizing narcotics, particularly heroin and methamphetamine, valued at ₹25.01 crore at different locations in the state.
The crackdown, spanning from March 25 to March 31, resulted in the arrest of 8 people, including two Myanmar nationals, four from Manipur and one from Assam.
The most significant operation took place on the morning of March 25, when the CID (Special Branch) operation team intercepted a truck at Tuirial Bridge near Aizawl.
A meticulous search of the truck revealed 19.836 kg of Methamphetamine (Yaba) tablets valued at ₹15.86 crore.
The police also recovered a US-manufactured handgun, along with two magazines and 40 live rounds.
Four residents of Manipur and one from Assam were arrested in Keifang, while two Myanmarese nationals were arrested in Zembawk area in Aizawl for possessing 104 grams of heroin valued at ₹20.4 lakh.
Multiple cases have been registered against the eight accused under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, the Arms Act, and the Immigration and Foreigners Act.
