DRI
Seizes 32 kg Methamphetamine Tablets Worth Around Rs 32 crore in Two Cases in North
East Region; Three Arrested
·
26 kg methamphetamine tablets, smuggled
into India through the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram
· Smuggling of hydroponic weed into North Eastern India by air passenger is a new trend. Hydroponic weed is a type of marijuana that is obtained from the cannabis plants that are not grown in the conventional method on soil but grown in nutrient-rich water.
[ABS News Service/23.01.2025]
In a major operation by the Directorate
of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) against organised drug syndicates operating in the
North Eastern Region of India, 26 kg methamphetamine
tablets, smuggled into India through the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram, was
seized at Dwarband Bazar area of Cachar
District, Assam on 19.01.2025. The operation was assisted by personnel of Assam
Rifles, Silchar.
One person has been arrested in this regard
under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The value of the
seized drug in the international illicit drug market is estimated at Rs. 26 crore. This huge illicit drug consignment was being transported
in a specially built cavity in an Ashok Leyland truck.
In another case, the DRI seized 6 kg
methamphetamine tablets, having value of Rs. 6 crore,
from a truck in the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, on 20.01.2025. The drug was
found concealed beneath the dashboard of the truck. Two persons have been arrested
in this case.
In its relentless pursuit of tackling
the menace of drug smuggling and trafficking in the North Eastern Region and dismantling
the network of drug dealers and syndicates in the Region, the DRI has so far
booked 36 cases of smuggling and trafficking of contraband drugs in the North Eastern
Region during the present Financial Year i.e. from April
2024, and arrested 70 persons, out of which seven are females.
The contraband drugs seized include
over 231 kg methamphetamine tablets, 16 kg heroin, 1,375 kg ganja
(cannabis) and 3.7 kg hydroponic weed, worth over Rs. 355 crore.
Thirty-two vehicles (19 cars and 13 trucks) used for concealing and transporting
the illicit drugs have also been seized.
After investigation cases have been filed
in the competent courts under the NDPS Act.