DRI seizes ₹52 cr worth methamphetamine in Mizoram, Two held

By  News On Air   Apr 14, 2025

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 52.67 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth over 52 crore rupees on outskirts of Mizoram.

Two persons involved in trafficking the drug were arrested. The Ministry of Finance in a statement on Sunday said that the operation was carried out late at night on 11th April. It added that the operation uncovered a novel method of concealing and transporting smuggled drugs.

Around 53 meticulously packed, brick-sized packets were found hidden within the folds of the truck’s tarpaulin cover. The packets bore inscriptions such as 3030 Export Only and 999, alongside diamond symbols, and contained orange-pink tablets. Tests conducted using the NDPS Field Test Kit confirmed the tablets contained methamphetamine.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the drugs had been smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar via the Zokhawthar sector. The truck’s driver and his assistant were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.