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NCB Seizes 7.3 Kg Heroin Near Myanmar Border in Intelligence-Led Manipur Bust

The raid signals tighter surveillance that is forcing traffickers onto remote forest routes.

Overview

  • NCB’s Imphal unit, working with Assam Rifles, stopped a Bolero near the border and recovered 7.312 kg of heroin hidden in 638 soap cases, arresting two men from Churachandpur district identified as Ginkhawmlian and Mangboi Simte.
  • Preliminary findings trace the consignment to Haichin in Myanmar, with traffickers using forest and riverine corridors to evade checkpoints, and investigators pursuing wider network links.
  • The operation follows a roughly 7 kg heroin seizure at Jiribam last month, underscoring shifting trafficking routes and strengthened inter-zonal coordination.
  • NCB’s 2025 summary reports seizures of about 1.33 lakh kg of drugs worth around Rs 2,000 crore and the destruction of over 77,000 kg valued at Rs 3,889 crore.
  • The agency recorded 265 convictions with a conviction rate near 66.8%, obtained 37 Interpol notices, secured five deportations, dismantled six clandestine labs, and froze assets worth Rs 96.69 crore.