Aizawl, Oct 17: The Assam Rifles have seized different types of drugs worth Rs 66.27 crores and arrested seven drug peddlers including two Myanmar nationals, during the past week.

“During the five separate operations, they seized 331 grams of heroin, 22.309 kg of methamphetamine tablets, 7.6 kg of ganja (Marijuana) and 90 lakhs of illegal Indian currencies during the past week,” said an official.

The official said that five Indians and two Myanmar nationals were apprehended in connection with the recovery and smuggling of the drugs.

Smuggling of drugs, mostly heroin and methamphetamine tablets, also known as party tablets or Yaba, into India, has risen after the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021.

Mizoram, southern Assam and Tripura have become corridors of drug smuggling as the three northeastern states share borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.

After the seizure of the drugs, Police are taking necessary legal action against the smugglers under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985.

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