AIZAWL, Oct 10: Assam Rifles seized methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 8.80 crore and illegal foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs 47.45 lakh in two separate operations in Mizoram on October 8. One person was apprehended in connection with the cigarette consignment.
In the first operation, Assam Rifles personnel recovered 11 kg of methamphetamine tablets concealed in 10 boxes in the Tlangsam area of Champhai district. The seized narcotics, estimated to be worth Rs 8.80 crore, were subsequently handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department in Champhai for further investigation and legal proceedings.
In a separate joint operation with the Aizawl District Executive Force at Seling, Assam Rifles personnel seized 14 master boxes and 249 boxes of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes containing 1,89,800 cigarette sticks. The consignment was valued at approximately Rs 47.45 lakh.
The team apprehended one person and seized a car allegedly linked to the cigarette consignment. The individual, along with the cigarettes and vehicle, was handed over to the Aizawl District Executive Force for further investigation and legal proceedings.
The two operations resulted in the seizure of narcotics and illegal cigarettes with a combined estimated value exceeding Rs 9.27 crore.
