Aizawl, July 22 (IANS) The Mizoram Police, in a series of coordinated anti‑narcotics operations over the past four days, seized Myanmar‑origin drugs worth an estimated Rs 23.23 crore and arrested 11 drug peddlers, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a joint team of the CID (Special Branch) and the Kolasib District Executive Force (DEF) conducted a narcotics operation along a stretch of the National Highway at Khamrang village in Kolasib district on Tuesday.During …
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Aizawl, July 21 (IANS) Mizoram Police have registered 538 drug-related cases and arrested 795 alleged drug peddlers and smugglers over the past 18 months, including women and Myanmar nationals, reflecting the state’s intensified crackdown on narcotics, officials said on Tuesday. A senior police official said that 319 drug-related cases were registered in 2025, leading to the arrest of 483 accused. During the current year, up to June 2026, another 219 cases have been registered, with 312 person…
Aizawl, July 9 (IANS) The Mizoram Police, in a series of coordinated operations over the past two days, seized drugs, Myanmar-origin areca nuts (betel nuts) and other contraband worth around Rs 4.21 crore and arrested nine drug peddlers and smugglers, including two Myanmar nationals, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that the Champhai Police Special Task Force intercepted a Bolero vehicle on suspicion while it was proceeding towards Champhai, which borders Myanmar. The vehicle w…
Aizawl, June 30 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in two separate joint operations with the Mizoram Police, seized a large consignment of heroin worth more than Rs 7.40 crore and arrested three alleged drug peddlers, including a woman, officials said on Tuesday. A Defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence inputs received from a sister intelligence agency, the Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, conducted a successful joint operation at Ngopa along the Khawzawl-Sinzawl…
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 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) Women are increasingly being drawn into drug smuggling operations from Myanmar, with security personnel arresting three females and recovering heroin worth Rs 4.75 crore from their possession in Mizoram, officials said on Friday.A defence spokesman said that based on credible intelligence inputs regarding the transhipment of narcotics in the Keifang area of northern Mizoram’s Saitual district, troops of the Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Mizoram Police, established…
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…
Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in separate joint operations with other law enforcement agencies in Mizoram, have seized foreign‑origin cigarettes worth over Rs 11.25 crore, recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and apprehended a suspected smuggler and a Myanmar‑based militant, officials said on Saturday. A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the storage of smuggled foreign‑origin cigarettes at Zemabawk North in Aizawl district, …
Aizawl, June 10 (IANS) Mizoram Police, in two separate operations conducted over the past 24 hours, arrested three drug peddlers, including two residents of Rajasthan, and seized narcotic substances worth an estimated Rs 2.35 crore, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a vehicle travelling from Manipur towards Aizawl was intercepted by police personnel in Saitual district on the outskirts of Keifang. The vehicle was being driven by Somraj (32). During a thorough inspec…