Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for seizure of a massive consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 88 crore and said that the hunt for drugs continues.
A day after Assam and Mizoram governments agreed to maintain peace and harmony along the borders, Assam Border Protection & Development Minister Atul Bora on Saturday met with Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma in Aizawl and expressed gratitude.
The Assam Police seized 1.7 kilograms of heroin worth approximately Rs 8.5 crore and arrested one drug peddler on Thursday in the Dholaikhal area near the Assam-Mizoram border.
In a joint operation, Assam Police and the forest department rescued 52 smuggled Indonesian birds and animals, including Black Lori birds, Red and Blue Lories, Babirusa Swine and Hornbills, from Hailakandi district along the Assam-Mizoram border.
Cachar police of Assam have recovered and seized about 20,000 kg of Burmese Supari (Areca Nuts) from the rugged terrain along Assam-Mizoram border, the officials informed.
In a joint operation, police and forest officials rescued eight animals of rare species including Panamanian White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator- a rare species of monkey) and Black Gorillas from an area of Assam's Cachar district along Assam-Mizoram border on Monday, said a police official
A total of 1,179 Bru-Reang militants on Monday laid down their arms and returned to the mainstream at arms laying ceremonial programme held in Assam's Hailakandi district.