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Mizoram Police seized 14.082 kg of methamphetamine and 2.804 kg of Heroin worth over Rs 42.38 crore and arrested three persons.
According to the Mizoram police, acting on intelligence input, a team from the Special Narcotics Police Station (CID Crime) of Mizoram police on Wednesday intercepted one vehicle at the outskirts of Dulte village, Khawzawl district. "The team recovered and seized 14.082 kg of Methamphetamine and 2.804 kg (191 Soap cases) of heroin from the hidden /secret compartment of the vehicle. In this regard, three persons from Tripura were arrested," Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, IGP (Law & Order) of Mizoram police said. The arrested persons were identified as MD Iman Hossain (23), Rippan Hossain (37) and Niranjan Karmakar (40) all hailing from Tripura. On the other hand, a senior police official of Mizoram said that, the market value of the seized drugs is estimated at over Rs 42.38 crore. In this regard, a special narcotics police station registered a case under sections 21(c)/22(c)/25/29(1) NDPS Act for further legal action and investigation of forward and backward linkages. (ANI)
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