AIZAWL, June 14 NNN: Banned drugs worth crores of rupees have been seized while transporting to Myanmar from India through Manipur and Mizoram in the past few months.
After the series of drug seizures in Manipur including that of the incident where an army colonel was transporting the banned drugs worth Rs 24 crore to Myanmar in Manipur, security personnel are also performing commendable jobs by seizures the banned drugs in Mizoram and Assam that were being transported to Myanmar in recent time.
On Thursday, acting based on a specific information provided by BSF, a special joint operation was conducted by the joint team of Sector Headquarter BSF Aizawl with Special Narcotic Bureau (Police) Aizawl during which the combined team intercepted one mini truck carrying banned drugs worth Rs 38 lakhs on Champhai road near temple of Pushpak (Aizawl) at about 2 pm on which was plying from Bhaga Bazar of Silchar (Assam) towards Aizawl(Mizoram).
On being searched the vehicle, the joint team recovered five packets of polythene bags containing 84 kgs of loose tablets of Pseudoephedrine value Rs. 38,34,600 hidden under the bags of cements of the vehicle. Joint team apprehended one courier Zothlamuana (20 years) s/o Rothangpuia from Khawbung village, P.O Khawbung, Vaphai police station in Champhai district of Mizoram.
The apprehended person and the seized Pseudoephedrine tablets were handed over to Aizawl police station for further investigation and taking legal action.
BSF spokesperson S C Budakoti, Deputy Inspector General, Frontier Headquarter BSF Mizoram and Cachar informed that earlier on March 8, BSF in association with other agencies had seized approximately 1700 kg of Pseudoephedrine substance and 42 kg of Ketamine substance worth Rs. 44 crore and 71 lakhs near Kathigorah patrol pump on NH- 44 under Cachar district of Assam and further on March 15 they had seized 663 kg of Pseudoephedrine substance worth Rs 16 crore and 65 lakhs near Dholai Taxation Office on NH- 54 (Silchar – Mizoram road) under Cachar district.
Again, on April 10 BSF had seized 76 kg of Pseudoephedrine tablets worth approx Rs 1 crore 90 lakhs in general area of South Krishnapur Part-II (on NH – 54, Silchar – Mizoram road) PS- Silchar&distt- Cachar (Assam). Again, on 09th May 2013 BSF seized 3,25,000 tablets of loose Pseudoephedrine worth approx Rs. 52 lakhs near ITI World Bank road, Aizawl (Mizorm). Reportedly, the seized Pseudoephedrine substance was to be smuggled out later on to Myanmar through Mizoram.
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