Latest Indo-Myanmar border News & Updates

Aizawl, April 9 (IANS) In a significant operation against the illegal trade of forest resources, the Assam Rifles have seized a consignment of Anchiri (Paris polyphylla), a rare and high-value medicinal plant, worth Rs 36 lakh and arrested three persons in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, officials said on Thursday. An Assam Rifles official stated that the consignment of Anchiri (Paris polyphylla), packed in 102 bags, was seized near Zorinpui in Lawngtlai, along the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday…

Aizawl, Feb 21 (IANS) Assam Rifles have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 11.85 crore by arresting four drug peddlers, including three Myanmar nationals, in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday. A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of banned methamphetamine tablets, Assam Rifles launched an operation on Friday night and established a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) at Kakichhuha village in Lawngtlai district….