Synopsis
In a major crackdown, security personnel confiscated drugs and cannabis valued at Rs 2.38 crore across Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, leading to the arrest of three drug traffickers. Significant quantities of cough syrup and ganja were part of the seizure, highlighting ongoing drug trafficking issues in northeastern India.Key Takeaways
- Rs 2.38 crore worth of drugs seized in 24 hours.
- Three drug peddlers apprehended in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram.
- Seizures include over 8,640 bottles of cough syrup.
- Continued efforts to combat drug smuggling from Myanmar.
- Police registered a case under the NDPS Act 1985.
Guwahati/Itanagar, Jan 20 (NationPress) Security forces confiscated drugs and ganja (cannabis) valued at Rs 2.38 crore and detained three individuals involved in drug trafficking within the last 24 hours across three northeastern states: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, as reported by officials on Monday.
In southern Assam’s Cachar district, authorities recovered drugs worth Rs 1 crore and arrested a suspect linked to the case.
The police intercepted a vehicle at the Digharkhal Toll Gate in Cachar district after it had traveled from neighboring Mizoram. They seized over 8,640 bottles of Codeine Phosphate cough syrup along with 2 kg of ganja, amounting to Rs one crore.
Different types of cough syrups are utilized as drugs in various northeastern states and the adjacent country of Bangladesh.
Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commended the police for their successful drug seizure in a post on X.
In Arunachal Pradesh, approximately Rs 1.33 crore worth of ganja was confiscated in West Kameng district. According to a police officer, over 1,654 kg of cannabis was seized at Betchilling village, located under the jurisdiction of the Kalaktang police station. The cannabis was found in various bags and trunks.
The police have filed a case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985, and efforts are ongoing to capture those involved in cannabis smuggling, officials stated.
In Mizoram, the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Excise and Narcotics department, uncovered 7.16 grams of heroin valued at Rs 5.01 lakh from Siaha Town and arrested two drug peddlers.
Drug seizures, primarily smuggled from Myanmar, are frequently reported in the northeastern states, particularly in Mizoram, Assam, Tripura, and Manipur.
Various drugs, notably heroin and highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, are commonly trafficked into the northeastern states of India from Myanmar, which shares a lengthy 1,643 km unfenced border with four northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Manipur (398 km), Nagaland (215 km), and Mizoram (510 km).
