On Sunday, officials reported that the Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Customs, confiscated one kilogram of crystal methamphetamine tablets in Badharghat, located on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura. The seized drugs are valued at approximately Rs 16 crore. This operation highlights ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking in the region.
Two men from Assam’s Karimganj district, Muffazul Ahmed and Rafique Uddin, were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a fast-track court in Kolasib district, Mizoram. The duo was apprehended on January 17th at the Phaisen police check post while transporting over 262 grams of heroin concealed within a Tripura-registered truck. In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, authorities seized approximately 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at Rs 169 lakh, in Mizoram’s Mamit district. A 59-year-old woman and her daughter were apprehended in Pilibhit district for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring. The duo, previously arrested in August 2022 for smuggling brown sugar from Nepal, were out on bail.
A police official associated with the anti-drugs operations said the methamphetamine tablets, also known as party tablets or Yaba, were smuggled from Myanmar and through Mizoram and southern Assam, reached Tripura. Three individuals were apprehended during the operation, which involved the Mamit district police and the Narcotics Control Bureau. The illegal substance was discovered concealed within a vehicle bearing Mizoram registration plates. They, along with three other accomplices, are now facing charges under the Gangster Act. Police are actively pursuing the remaining fugitives.
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