Overview
- Mizoram police intercepted a truck near Saitual and recovered 72.51 kg of methamphetamine tablets hidden in a cavity above the driver’s cabin, detaining three people while the driver fled.
- Assam and Manipur teams separately stopped a vehicle near Amingaon and found 50,000 methamphetamine tablets plus 67.5 grams of heroin concealed in secret compartments, leading to three arrests.
- Earlier on July 30, Jogighopa police in Bongaigaon arrested repeat offender Mofidul Islam and seized 10,000 Yaba tablets from his home that police value at about Rs 3 crore.
- Authorities have registered multiple cases under the NDPS Act and said investigations are active to identify upstream suppliers and downstream distributors linked to Myanmar routes.
- The region’s long unfenced border with Myanmar and common use of modified vehicles and hidden cavities explain why officials view these recent hauls as part of broader cross-border trafficking that enforcement aims to disrupt.