In a significant operation against the illicit drug trade, Assam Rifles intercepted a massive cache of banned substances in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. The drugs, consisting of Yaba tablets and Brown Sugar, were worth approximately Rs62 crore. Two drug peddlers, including a woman, were arrested, and cash amounting to Rs3.37 lakh, along with four mobile phones containing Indian and Myanmar SIM cards, were seized.
Acting on reliable intelligence, the Assam Rifles launched a search operation late Thursday night. The drugs, smuggled from Myanmar, were recovered from Mata Village, located five kilometers south of Churachandpur district headquarters, and 64 kilometers from Imphal, the state capital.
A mobile vehicle check post set up by Assam Rifles personnel intercepted a vehicle, a Fortuner, in which two individuals confessed to carrying contraband items. These included 208 soap cases containing Brown Sugar, valued at Rs12 crore, and two lakh highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, known as Yaba tablets, worth Rs50 crore.
The arrested drug peddlers were identified as Chingsen (36) and L Pausuanlal Simte (38), both residents of Bible Hill Renkai in Churachandpur District. The operation has dealt a major blow to drug trafficking in the region, with officials continuing their investigation into the network behind the smuggling operation.