DRI foils drug smuggling in Mizoram, seizes 9.72 kg Methamphetamine tablets, one person arrested

Continuing the fight against drug menace, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 9.72 kg Methamphetamine tablets from a Mahindra XUV500 at Seling, Mizoram, on the Aizawl-Champhai Highway (NH-6) on 30.05.2025. The seized tablets have an estimated value of Rs. 9.72 crore in the international illicit drug market.

The officials of DRI found 10 packets containing the contraband drug concealed ingeniously in a cavity/chamber on the rear seat. The recovered contraband drug and the vehicle have been seized, and one person has been arrested under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the contraband drug was smuggled into Mizoram from Myanmar through the Zokhawthar sector of Indo-Myanmar border.

Since January 2025, DRI has seized over Rs. 72 crore worth of Methamphetamine and Heroin in Mizoram and has arrested seven persons. The NDPS Act prescribes stringent punishment to offenders including rigorous imprisonment upto 10 years.