New Delhi: Cracking the whip on across-border drug smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has actually taken 50 kg of methamphetamine, consisting of 30 kg of Yaba tablets and 20 kg of crystal meth, in 2 operations in Mizoram and Assam, and jailed 4 individuals under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The seizures were made on 29 and 30 October, following particular intelligence inputs about the transport of several consignments of narcotics from Zokhawthar towards Aizawl and Silchar, the financing ministry stated in a declaration on Friday.
In the very first operation on 29 October, DRI officers, with functional support from the Assam Rifles, obstructed a lorry on the borders of Aizawl along the Aizawl-Champhai Road. A search of the car resulted in the healing of 30 kg of methamphetamine tablets, crammed in 30 brick-sized packages. The drugs were hidden in a specifically built cavity inside a workplace table with a storage cabinet.
Yaba, Thai for ‘mad tablet’ or ‘insane medication’, is an illegal miracle drug that is a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine.Four individuals have actually been jailed in the 2 operations under the NDPS Act. In addition, all 3 lorries presumably utilized to carry the contraband have actually been taken, the financing ministry stated in the declaration.
Initial examinations suggest that the drugs were smuggled from Myanmar, the ministry stated.
The most recent seizures come versus the background of 2 other significant methamphetamine seizures of 232 kg and 56 kg in the northeastern area. The succeeding operations highlight the scale and perseverance of cross-border trafficking of miracle drugs and the difficulties dealt with by enforcement companies in recognizing and taking apart networks running along the global border.
The DRI stated that “it stays dedicated to interrupting arranged narcotics trafficking networks, avoiding the expansion of miracle drugs and protecting the nation from the social and public health effects of substance abuse.”
The seizures likewise bring into focus the growing danger postured by the Golden Triangle, a significant drug-producing area where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand fulfill. Myanmar’s Shan state has actually become a significant centre for the production of miracle drugs, especially methamphetamine, with trafficking networks progressively broadening their reach into South Asia, consisting of India’s northeastern states.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has actually recognized the Golden Triangle as the area’s primary drug-production center, with organised criminal activity groups running throughout borders and adjusting trafficking paths and concealment techniques to avert enforcement firms.
The scale of the illegal trade is significant. According to a UNODC report launched in July 2026, the combined yearly retail worth of the methamphetamine, ketamine and heroin markets in Southeast Asia is approximated at $75 billion to $109.7 billion. Individually, authorities throughout East and Southeast Asia took a record 349 tonnes of methamphetamine in 2025, a 48% boost from the previous year, according to UNODC. The firm has actually likewise flagged the growing reach of miracle drugs from Southeast Asia into South Asia, Africa and Europe, highlighting the multinational nature of the trafficking networks.
The most recent operation follows a series of significant seizures by the DRI along India’s northeastern frontier in current months. On 16 September, the company took 231.8 kg of believed methamphetamine tablets from 4 trucks obstructed at numerous areas in Assam and Tripura. 3 individuals were jailed, and all 4 automobiles were taken. Because operation, the drugs were hidden in specifically built cavities in the roofings of truck cabins, consisting of a products provider carrying a stated load of cement.
Previously, on 28 August, the DRI took 76 kg of believed methamphetamine tablets in 2 different operations in Assam and Mizoram, apprehending 2 individuals. In the Assam operation, 56 kg of tablets were recuperated from a specifically made cavity behind the chauffeur’s seat of a truck obstructed near Silchar. In Mizoram, another 20 kg was recuperated from deep cavities in an automobile’s side panels and the area in between its fuel tank and flooring. Initial examinations showed that the latter consignment had actually been smuggled from Myanmar through the Zokhawthar-Champhai sector.
In another operation revealed on 7 August, the DRI took 15 kg of methamphetamine tablets from an ambulance obstructed near Aizawl. The drugs were hidden in a bag positioned next to a client bed bring a dummy client. Initial examinations showed that the consignment had actually gone into Mizoram from Myanmar and was meant for onward transport to Assam. 3 individuals, consisting of the ambulance chauffeur, were jailed in the event.
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