Mizoram: Meth tablets worth Rs 5.1 crore seized in Aizawl
Aizawl: Mizoram Police seized at least 4 lakh Methamphetamine (Meth) tablets worth over Rs 5 crore in the international market and arrested two persons in Aizawl.
A police statement read that acting on specific information, a team of CID(Special Branch) conducted a covert operation and intercepted a goods carrier truck near Kulikawn East Presbyterian Church.
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During the operation, the team seized 39.25 kilograms (4 lakh tablets) of suspected "Meth" tablets.
On checking the value, the team found out that the consignment was worth over Rs 5.10 crore.
The contraband was concealed inside 17 electric air coolers which were transported from Zokhawthar in east Mizoram's Champhai district near the Myanmar border, it said.
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The driver of the vehicle and the receiver of the psychotropic
substance aged 34 and 28 years, both from Champhai district and Aizawl were arrested at the spot, the statement said.
The two accused were booked under section 22(c)/25/29(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the statement added.