Assam Rifles, in two separate operations in Mizoram, seized foreign-origin cigarettes worth approximately Rs 5.4 crore and methamphetamine tablets valued at around Rs 76 lakh. Five individuals, including a Myanmar national, were apprehended during the operations.
In the first operation, Assam Rifles recovered 226 cases of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes at Khawlailung in Serchhip district on October 13. The seized consignment comprised 111 cases of Patron cigarettes and 115 cases of Oris cigarettes, with an estimated market value of Rs 5.4 crore. Three individuals were apprehended in connection with the seizure.
The seized cigarettes and the apprehended individuals were subsequently handed over to the Legal Metrology Department in Serchhip for further legal proceedings.
In a separate joint operation with Bawngkawn Police Station on October 12, Assam Rifles apprehended two women, including a Myanmar national, at Ramhlun South in Aizawl. The operation led to the seizure of 950 grams of methamphetamine, comprising approximately 9,200 tablets, valued at around Rs 76 lakh.
The apprehended individuals and the seized narcotics were formally handed over to Bawngkawn Police Station for further legal proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.