The Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police, in a joint operation, seized 11.397 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 218 grams of heroin worth more than Rs 35 crore in the Champhai district of Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said.
Over 10 tonnes of drugs and contrabands worth Rs 1600 crore, seized by Delhi Police in the National Capital between 2009 and 2023 were destroyed on Tuesday in the presence of Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
The said interception was made at a Dhaba on Bemetara-Simga Road in Chhattisgrah's Bemetara district on Thursday (February 15). During search of the truck 628.420 Kgs Ganja was recovered which was hidden underneath the rice bran sacks used for concealment of the contraband, according to an o
To combat illegal activities, the police in Champhai district, Mizoram, have reported substantial success in seizing contraband drugs and areca nuts worth over Rs 34.12 crore and 40.60 lakh respectively this year, the statement said on Saturday.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday informed that the Assam Police seized contraband drugs and narcotics worth Rs 1882 crore since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed charge in May 2021.
We have recovered 38 soap cases suspected to be heroin, weighing approximately 500 grams, and 15,800 Yaba tablets from their possession, said the Cachar SP.
"A contraband substance covered in a polythene bag, discovered as brown sugar weighing about 748 gms (worth 1.5 crore rupees) was recovered from his possession during the search," said police.
Jammu and Kashmir Police said it has recovered 9.27 kilograms of charas powder and 867 bottles of illicit alcohol, along with the arrest of three persons in Anantnag district.