Agartala: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets hidden in a truck’s tarpaulin near Aizawl, Mizoram, late on April 11 in a major anti-smuggling operation.
The intercepted 12-wheeler truck, registered in Nagaland, was found carrying 53 brick-shaped packets tightly packed within the folds of its tarpaulin cover. Each packet contained orange-pink tablets stamped with markings like “3030 Export Only” and “999”, along with diamond symbols. Field testing using an NDPS kit confirmed the tablets to be methamphetamine.
The contraband is valued at Rs 52.67 crore in the international drug market, officials said.
According to the DRI, the vehicle had travelled from Zokhawthar—a sensitive border town near the Indo-Myanmar frontier—and was enroute to Tripura. The truck was not carrying any declared goods at the time it was stopped. Investigations revealed it had previously transported a load of cement from Meghalaya to Champhai before heading to Zokhawthar, where the drugs were reportedly loaded.
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The driver and his assistant were arrested under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Preliminary findings indicate the methamphetamine was smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar through the Zokhawthar sector.
With this seizure, the DRI has confiscated a total of 148.50 kg of methamphetamine tablets in the North Eastern Region since January 2025, underscoring its ongoing crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking.
(With inputs from PIB)