Aizawl, March 20 The Assam Rifles has seized methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 23 crore from an abandoned vehicle in east Mizoram’s Champhai district, an official said on Friday.
Based on a tip-off, personnel of the Assam Rifles and the police conducted a joint operation during which the contraband weighing 7.9 kg was seized from the vehicle, bearing an Assam registration plate, near Hmunhmeltha Road on Thursday, he said.
The estimated market value of the seized drug is Rs 23.73 crore, she said.
The peddlers likely fled the scene upon sensing the arrival of the security forces, the official said.
The methamphetamine tablets, along with the vehicle, have been handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department in Champhai for further investigation.
Methamphetamine, also known as ‘crazy drug’, is a powerful and addictive substance that is banned in India.
A search is underway to locate the accused, she added.