Kolkata, February 22 The Assam Rifles have seized around Rs 11.85 crore worth of banned methamphetamine tablets in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram and apprehended four people, including three nationals of Myanmar, a defence statement said on Sunday.
The arrests and seizures were made on Friday after the four persons entered India with the contraband items by crossing the Koladyne River in a boat.
Acting on a tip-off, a check-post was set up at the Kakichhuha village, and the four persons, including three Myanmarese and one Indian, were apprehended. Around 80,000 methamphetamine tablets weighing 3.9 kg were seized from their possession, the statement said.
The seized methamphetamine tablets and the apprehended individuals were handed over to the Mizoram Police for further legal action, it added.
Methamphetamine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant used as a recreational or performance-enhancing drug.
