‘No mercy’: Amit Shah lauds NCB after drugs worth Rs 88 crore seized in Assam; 4 arrested

Officers from the NCB Imphal zone carried out an operation on March 13. They intercepted a truck near the Lilong area and recovered 102.39 kg of Methamphetamine tablets from a toolbox in the rear section of the truck, according to an official statement quoted by news agency PTI. 

Shah also said the drug haul is a testament to the stellar performance of the bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom approach towards investigation and asserted that the Narendra Modi government’s crackdown on drugs will continue.

Two occupants of the truck were arrested, the statement said. Without delay, the team immediately conducted a follow-up operation and apprehended the suspected receiver of the contraband from the Lilong area, it added.

A four-wheeler, used for drug trafficking, was also seized and the man was subsequently arrested, it said.
The suspected source of the contraband is Moreh town in Manipur. Further investigation is underway to nab others involved in the case, the statement said.

Drug bust in Guwahati

In another operation on the same day, officers of the NCB-Guwahati zone intercepted an SUV on the Assam-Mizoram border near Silchar and seized 7.48 kg of Methamphetamine Tablets concealed inside the spare tyre of the vehicle, it said.

The occupant of the vehicle was arrested, according to the statement. The source of the contraband was Moreh and the suspected destination was Karimganj in Assam, the statement said.

Meanwhile, the NCB would be taking over the probe from the Mizoram State Excise Department into the seizure of about 46 kg of crystal meth from Brigade Bawngkawn in Aizawl on March 6. In this case, four people involved in the drug syndicate have already been arrested.

The investigation is being taken over by NCB now.

The Northeastern region has emerged as one of the most vulnerable areas of India from the point of view of drug trafficking owing to its geographic location, it said. The NCB, through its five zonal units and a regional headquarters in the Northeast, has been continuously working against drug traffickers operating in the region, particularly those involved in the trafficking of synthetic drugs such as Methamphetamine tablets, popularly known as YABA, it said.