New Delhi, March 17
Union Home Minister Amit Shah appreciated the recent narcotics bust of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) where four people involved in the international drug cartel were arrested in connection with a massive consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 88 crores in Assam’s Imphal and Guwahati zones.
HM Amit Shah said on X, “No mercy for drug cartels. Accelerating the Modi govt’s march to build a drug-free Bharat, a massive consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 88 crore is seized, and 4 members of the international drug cartel are arrested in Imphal and Guwahati zones".
As per the case details, NCB Imphal zone carried out an operation on March 13. They intercepted a truck near the Lilong area and recovered 102.39 kg of Methamphetamine tablets from a toolbox in the rear section of the truck. Two occupants of the truck were arrested. The team then conducted a follow-up operation and apprehended the suspected receiver of the contraband from the Lilong area.
A four-wheeler, used for drug trafficking, was also seized and the man was subsequently arrested, it said.
The suspected source of the contraband is Moreh town in Manipur. Further investigation is underway to nab others involved in the case, officials noted.
In another operation on the same day, officers of the NCB-Guwahati zone intercepted an SUV on the Assam-Mizoram border near Silchar and seized 7.48 kg of Methamphetamine Tablets concealed inside the spare tyre of the vehicle. The occupant of the vehicle was arrested, according to the statement. The source of the contraband was Moreh and the suspected destination was Karimganj in Assam, the statement said.
