3 weeks ago
Meth worth Rs 45 crore seized from ambulance; three arrested
On Thursday, soldiers and drug officers found illegal drugs hidden inside an ambulance in Mizoram.
The drug is called methamphetamine, which people often call meth.
It came in the form of many small tablets.
Altogether, the tablets weighed 15 kilograms.
The officers say the drugs are worth about 45 crore rupees.
Three people were arrested, including a woman who was pretending to be a patient in the ambulance.
The team acted after getting a secret tip about the drugs.
The ambulance was stopped in an area called Seling, in Aizawl district.
Now the arrested people face trouble with the law for carrying such a large amount of drugs.
Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 45 crore were seized from an ambulance in Seling, Aizawl district, Mizoram.
A joint team of Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out the operation on Thursday.
Approximately 15 kg of meth tablets were recovered during the seizure.
Three people were arrested, including a woman who was posing as a patient.
The operation was conducted acting on a tip-off.
An Assam Rifles official confirmed the seizure on Friday.
- Who
- A joint team of Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI); three people arrested, including a woman posing as a patient
- What
- Seized 15 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 45 crore hidden in an ambulance
- Where
- Seling area, Aizawl district, Mizoram
- When
- Thursday; reported on Friday, August 7
- Why
- Acting on a tip-off about the drug consignment
Key facts
- Drug
- Methamphetamine tablets
- Quantity seized
- 15 kg
- Estimated value
- Rs 45 crore
- Arrests
- 3 people, including a woman posing as a patient
- Location
- Seling, Aizawl district, Mizoram
- Agencies involved
- Assam Rifles and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Operation date
- Thursday
- Concealment method
- Ambulance






