Aizawl, Oct 13 Assam Rifles on Tuesday said that the force has recovered methamphetamine tablets, urea and smuggled foreign cigarettes collectively valued at more than Rs 6.18 crore and apprehended six people, including a Myanmar national, in three operations across Mizoram.
In an operation based on specific intelligence, the paramilitary force recovered 226 cases of smuggled foreign cigarettes from Khawlailung in Serchhip district on Tuesday.
The consignment, comprising 111 cases of one brand and 115 cases of another, was worth around Rs 5.42 crore, the force said in a statement.
Three people were also apprehended and handed over to the Legal Metrology Department in Serchhip for further investigation and legal proceedings.
In a joint operation with Mizoram Police on Monday, the Assam Rifles apprehended two women, including a Myanmar national, at Aizawl’s Ramhlun South area and seized 950 grams of methamphetamine comprising around 9,200 tablets, valued at approximately Rs 76 lakh, the statement said.
The two women and the seized narcotics were handed over to the police.
The Assam Rifles personnel also seized 109 bags of illegally transported urea fertiliser worth around Rs 98,000 and apprehended a person in Ngopa in Saitual district on October 12.
(PTI News)
