The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, a unit under the Ministry of Finance, has seized 76 kilograms of methamphetamine tablets across two separate operations along India’s North-Eastern frontier. The drugs were hidden in specially constructed compartments built into vehicles. Two people have been arrested in connection with these seizures.
Operation details and seizures
On 18 August 2026, DRI officers working along the Aizawl–Champhai Road in Mizoram stopped a car near Bung Bangla, about 30 kilometres from Aizawl. Inside specially designed cavities in the vehicle’s rocker panels and the space between the fuel tank and floor, officers found 20 kilograms of pinkish-orange tablets suspected to be methamphetamine in 64 packets of varying sizes. Preliminary investigation suggested the drugs had been smuggled from Myanmar through the Zokhawthar–Champhai sector. The vehicle and the seized contraband were seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and the driver was arrested.
The second operation took place on 25 August 2026 in Assam. DRI officers, assisted by personnel from the 38th Battalion of Assam Rifles, intercepted a 12-wheeler truck at Lalpani, approximately 40 kilometres from Silchar near the Assam-Manipur border. The truck had been singled out from a larger convoy arriving from Jiribam in Manipur. Officers discovered a concealed cavity behind the driver’s seat containing 36 brick-shaped packets weighing one kilogram each and 100 smaller packets of 200 grams each. This haul weighed 56 kilograms in total. Field testing confirmed the presence of amphetamine. The vehicle, cargo and driver were seized under the NDPS Act.
Methamphetamine is a powerful synthetic stimulant with high abuse potential. The Act classifies it as a psychotropic substance, and its manufacture, possession, transport and trafficking carry strict legal penalties.
What this means for you
These seizures reflect ongoing efforts to intercept large drug shipments moving through North-Eastern India. The smuggling routes and methods highlight how traffickers operate along porous borders. Citizens living in or travelling through border regions should be aware of such activities and report suspicious vehicle movements to authorities.