Drugs worth over Rs 23 crore seized in Mizoram’s Champhai

AIZAWL: (Mar 20) The Assam Rifles has seized methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 23 crore from an abandoned vehicle in east Mizoram’s Champhai district, an official said on Friday.

Based on a tip-off, personnel of the Assam Rifles and the police conducted a joint operation during which the contraband weighing 7.9 kg was seized from the vehicle, bearing an Assam registration number plate, near Hmunhmeltha Road on Thursday, he said.

The estimated market value of the seized drug is Rs 23.73 crore, she said.