Aizawl: The battalion of the 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) along with the excise and narcotics department recovered a massive quantity of Methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 30.84 crore in the international market.
The Assam Rifles in a statement said that they seized a total of 92,550 tablets and the accurate worth of these was Rs 30,84,99,691.
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The force informed that the items were seized from the general area of Falkland Veng in the Aizawl district.
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The operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles and Excise & Narcotics Department, Aizawl based on specific information.
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Based on the information received, a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was launched by a joint team on Monday.
The team noticed the movement of a suspected vehicle at around 8 pm.
Based on the description with the team, the vehicle was stopped and a thorough spot-checking was carried out.
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During the checking, it was revealed that an individual was carrying a huge quantity of Methamphetamine tablets.
The entire consignment of Methamphetamine tablets was seized in situ and the individual was taken into custody by the joint team.