Aizawl, July 6 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Excise and Narcotics Department, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth approximately Rs 3.30 crore in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district, officials said on Monday. A defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the Assam Rifles, in association with the Excise and Narcotics Department, carried out a joint operation in the Zote area of Champhai district, which shares a mountainous int…
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Aizawl, June 26 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in separate joint operations with Mizoram Police and the Excise and Narcotics Department, seized heroin worth over Rs 1.31 crore and arrested six drug peddlers, including three women, in Mizoram, officials said on Friday. A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles personnel, in coordination with Mizoram Police, conducted a targeted operation in the Zote area of Champhai district.During the search of a suspected two…
Aizawl, June 24 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in joint operations with other law enforcement agencies, seized heroin valued at more than Rs 1.34 crore in Mizoram and arrested three alleged drug peddlers in separate operations, officials said on Wednesday.A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles personnel, in association with the Mizoram Police, carried out a targeted operation in the Zote area of Champhai district.During the operation, the joint team interce…
Aizawl, June 23 (IANS) Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar on Tuesday said the state government, in collaboration with various organisations, has been carrying out sustained and coordinated efforts to curb drug abuse and trafficking, reaffirming its commitment to tackling the growing narcotics challenge in the state. Addressing a seminar on the theme “Emerging Trends and New Challenges Faced by Mizoram”, the Minister stressed the need for stronger and more coordinated ac…
Aizawl, June 19 (IANS) The smuggling of narcotics from Myanmar into India continues to pose a major challenge along the border, with security personnel seizing highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at around Rs 3 crore and arresting two drug peddlers in Mizoram, officials said. A Defence spokesman said on Thursday that acting on specific inputs received from multiple intelligence agencies regarding the likely movement of narcotics in the areas between Tlangsam and Zotlang in eastern Mi…
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) A planned and coordinated crackdown by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on the smuggling syndicate in the North-East region has led to confiscation of more than 71 lakh smuggled cigarette sticks, over the past two months. The market price of the seized smuggled cigarette sticks is estimated to be valued around Rs 14 crore. Following the seizure of foreign-origin cigarettes in the months of May and June, the DRI sleuths also captured the suspects behind the s…
Aizawl, June 3 (IANS) The Mizoram government has invited applications for the newly introduced ‘Red Card’ permit, which will allow eligible individuals to possess and consume Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) for medical purposes under the provisions of the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2025, officials said on Wednesday. According to a notification issued by the Mizoram government’s Commissionerate of Excise and Narcotics, the process for obtaining the permit has been initiated fol…
Aizawl, March 20 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 23.72 crore during a joint operation along the India-Myanmar border, officials said on Friday.A defence spokesperson said the operation was conducted near Hmunhmeltha Road in Champhai district, close to the international border with Myanmar.During the operation, security personnel found an abandoned truck in the border area. Upon conducting a thorou…
Aizawl, Feb 17 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Tuesday said that security and enforcement agencies have seized narcotics valued at over Rs 1,047 crore in the state during 2025-26, along with large quantities of illegal arecanuts, liquor, arms, explosives, and counterfeit currency, leading to numerous arrests. Addressing the opening day of the sixth sitting of the 9th Mizoram Assembly, which is also the budget session, the Governor said that the overall law and orde…
Aizawl, Jan 29 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday once again urged the youth and all sections of society to stay away from drugs and actively fight the growing drug menace.Inaugurating the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mizoram Group Headquarters in Aizawl, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the increasing impact of substance abuse among young people and stressed the need to shield them from such harmful influences.He said that disciplined, capable and committed youth should …