Assam Rifles seize illegal meth tablets worth ₹112.4 Crore in Mizoram’s Champhai District

Assam Rifles recovered illegal methamphetamine tablets worth ₹112.401 crore in Champhai district of Mizoram on Friday (July 11, 2025).

According to Assam Rifles, acting on specific intelligence, regarding the movement of drugs in Zokhawthar, an Area Domination Patrol (ADP) was alerted on July 11 at 5 p.m.

Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram.

The team observed two individuals carrying white rucksacks. The individuals jumped into the river and escaped across the Indo- Myanmar Border. On inspection of rucksacks, the party recovered 33 packets of illegal Meth tabs (3,33,300 tabs approx) weighing 37.476 Kgs, valued at approximately Rs 112.401 Crores, which was likely intended for distribution in Champhai town.

The recovered item was handed over to the Police Department, in Zokhawthar town of Mizoram for further investigation and legal proceedings.

In another case of crackdown against illicit liquor trade on Thursday (July 10, 2025), Assam Rifles seized 1,800 cases of country-made liquor valued at approximately ₹15 lakhs in Jiribam District of Manipur. Two individuals involved in the illicit trade have been nabbed.

The Assam Rifles, responsible for guarding a 510-km stretch of the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram, has been actively engaged in curbing illegal activities along the border.