Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], November 22 (HBTV): The Assam Rifles, in two joint operations with the Anti-Narcotics Squad of Mizoram, recovered 107 grams of heroin worth INR 74.90 lakhs and apprehended three individuals, according to a press statement from Assam Rifles.

Both operations were conducted on November 20 in the Dawrpui and Thuampui areas of Aizawl, Mizoram.

The apprehended individuals have been identified as Lalpeksanga (29) and Lalfamkima (22), both residents of the Salem Veng area in Dawrpui, Aizawl, while the third accused, apprehended in the second operation, has been identified as Lalchawisangi (35), a resident of Champhai, Mizoram.

Based on specific intelligence, the officials of Assam Rifles and the Anti-Narcotics Squad conducted two separate joint operations on Wednesday. The contraband was carried by the suspects in a transparent polythene cover.

As per the release, the entire consignment, along with the apprehended individuals, has been handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Squad, Excise, and Narcotics Department of Mizoram for further legal proceedings.

Earlier, Assam Rifles and the police recovered a huge consignment of methamphetamine tablets and heroin worth INR 85.95 crore in two separate operations in Mizoram's Zokhawthar, officials said on Wednesday.

'In a significant success against drug cartels, Assam Rifles, acting on precise intelligence, seized 28.520 kg of methamphetamine and 52 grams of heroin No 4 worth INR 85.95 crore in two separate operations on November 20, 2024. This substantial recovery marks another milestone in Assam Rifles' relentless efforts to eliminate the drug menace from Mizoram and protect India's borders from the rising threat of narcotics smuggling,' an official release said.

The operation to recover the methamphetamine tablets was launched after receiving credible information about the movement of a suspicious consignment across the Tiau River by two persons. As the joint team of Assam Rifles and the police closed in, the traffickers, attempting to evade capture, fled the scene and crossed over to Myanmar, abandoning their load. A thorough search by the team led to the recovery of 28.520 kg of methamphetamine tablets, valued at approximately INR 85.56 crore, it said.

In the second operation, one woman and a man, both residents of Myanmar, were apprehended after they were found in possession of 52 grams of heroin No 4 worth INR 39 lakh while moving on a Kenbo bike. The seized contraband, along with other items and the bike, was handed over to the Police Department, Zokhawthar, for further investigation and legal proceedings, the release added.   

(ANI)