68 crore and arrested five suspected drug peddlers in separate operations, officials said on Sunday. 83 crore and arrested a suspected drug peddler in Saitual district, a defence spokesman said.

285 kg of methamphetamine tablets from the accused’s possession. The accused and the seized contrab and were handed over to Ngopa Police Station for further investigation and legal action under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

6 lakh and arrested another suspected smuggler at Iron Gate near Zokhawthar in Champhai district. The area is a known route for drug trafficking from Myanmar.

The Assam Rifles said the operations reflected its continued efforts to dismantle drug-trafficking networks and strengthen security along the Mizoram-Myanmar border. 3 kg of methamphetamine tablets packed in 10 packets, officials said.

80 crore. The two persons initially arrested were identified as Rohim Ali, 23, and Anowar Hussiain Laskar, 48, both natives of Assam’s Goalpara district.

Following further investigation, their alleged accomplice, Md Nawaz Khan, a resident of Mayai Leikai in Imphal, was also arrested. An SUV and Rs 5,000 in cash were also recovered during the operation.

The latest seizures come amid continued efforts by security agencies to curb the trafficking of narcotics through the Northeast, with Mizoram and Manipur serving as key transit routes because of their proximity to Myanmar and the Golden Triangle, one of the world’s major illicit narcotics-producing regions. Six districts of Mizoram and five districts of Manipur share around 910 km of largely unfenced international border with Myanmar, making the region vulnerable to cross-border drug trafficking, officials said.