AIZAWL, July 13: In a major drug haul, Mizoram police seized over 10 lakh tablets of Methamphetamine worth Rs 32 crore from Khawzawl town, a senior police officer said.
Acting on specific information about the movement of a huge consignment of Meth tablets, Khawzawl police and Champhai police launched a joint operation and intercepted a vehicle at Khawzawl’s Lungvar locality on Friday, the officer said.
The vehicle was plying from Champhai town towards Aizawl, he said.
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On thorough checking of the vehicle, 106 packets of Methamphetamine comprising 10.07 lakh tablets (115.55 kg) were seized from the possession of a peddler identified as Lalrintluanga, a resident of Champhai Vengsang, he said.
Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant which is also used as a recreational drug.
The accused was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the officer added. (PTI)
