AR recovered tablet worth Rs 30 Cr from Mizoram

way2barak, Sept 19: Assam Rifles personnel on Monday recovered 10 kg of methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 30 crore from Mizoram’s Champhai district.

Following a tip-off, an operation was launched at Zokawthar area and one Myanmarese national was apprehended in connection with the seizure of the drug, the para-military force said in a statement here.

The accused, owner of the drug, Manghup (23), a resident of Khawmawi, Mayanmar, was handed over to Zokhawthar police station for further legal proceedings.

Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug.

This is the second time in less than a week that the paramilitary force made a major drug bust. On Sept 12 they had recovered Rs 87 Crore worth of methamphetamine and heroin in the same vicinity.