In a biggest ever drug haul, Assam Rifles and Manipur police seize big over 200 kg contraband

In a biggest ever drug haul, Assam Rifles and Manipur police have seized over 154 kg 'methamphetamine' tablets and more than 54 kg heroin worth over Rs 508 crore and a Myanmarese national is arrested.

The seizure was made in Moreh town. Superintendent of Police of Tengnoupal, Vikramjit Singh, said powder weighing 54.141 kg and methamphetamine tablets weighing 154.314 kg. "The cost of the seized heroin powder is expected to be around Rs 108 crore and that of the methamphetamine (Crystal Meth) tablets around Rs 400 crore in the international market.”

Police arrested Monkhai, a resident of Myanmar. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh tweeted, "Marvelous achievement by Tengnoupal Police and 43 Assam Rifles in seizing illegal narcotics substances worth Rs 500 crore from a warehouse in Moreh. On receiving reliable input, the combined team had arrested one Myanmar national with 220 soap cases of suspected heroin”.


Biren stated,"Upon his revelation, a warehouse was raided and 3,716 soap cases containing suspected heroin and 152 packets of suspected Crystal Meth (methamphetamine) were seized. This is one of the biggest seizures under the 'War on Drugs' initiative of the state government."