Nagaland truck intercepted with 52.67 kg contraband
A 12-wheeler truck registered in Nagaland was intercepted and seized with 52.67 kg of contraband tablets, valued at INR 52.67 crore in the international market, on the outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram
Seized packets of contraband, recovered during the operation
by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. (Image: DRI)
- KOHIMA — A 12-wheeler truck registered in
Nagaland was intercepted and seized with 52.67 kg of contraband tablets, valued
at INR 52.67 crore in the international market, on the outskirts of Aizawl,
Mizoram, on April 11.
- This was updated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
(DRI) on April 12, informing that the truck had been intercepted during a
significant late-night operation.
- It was shared that the operation uncovered a novel method of
concealing and transporting smuggled drugs, as the 53 meticulously packed,
brick-sized packets were found hidden within the folds of the truck’s tarpaulin
cover.
- It was stated that the packets bore inscriptions such as
“3030 Export Only” and “999”, alongside diamond symbols, and contained
orange-pink tablets. However, tests conducted using the NDPS Field Test Kit
confirmed the tablets contained contraband substances.
- The truck, registered in Nagaland, had originated from
Zokhawthar—a sensitive border town near the Indo-Myanmar frontier—and was en
route to Tripura. However, the DRI intercepted the vehicle before it left
Mizoram.
- “Notably, the truck carried no declared goods at the time.
Earlier, it had transported cement from Meghalaya to Champhai before continuing
to Zokhawthar, where the contraband was loaded,” it informed.
- It was updated that the truck's driver and his assistant
were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,
1985, and preliminary investigations indicate that the drugs had been smuggled
into Mizoram from Myanmar via the Zokhawthar sector.
