Mizoram: 3 Myanmar nationals held with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore
10 months ago

Mizoram: 3 Myanmar nationals held with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore

India TV News  

Three Myanmar nationals have been arrested in east Mizoram's Champhai district with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore, an official said. A combined team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police conducted a joint operation at Murlen village in Champhai district near the Myanmar border on Thursday during which the unaccounted cash was recovered, she said. In another operation, the Assam Rifles seized 277 gram of heroin worth Rs 1.93 crore and apprehended three persons, including a Myanmar national, at Siahatla in Siaha district on Thursday, the official said. Earlier, Mizoram's Champhai district witnessed the apprehension of two Myanmarese individuals on Wednesday for the possession of methamphetamine tablets, according to an official statement.

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A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels
3 weeks, 6 days ago

A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels

Hindustan Times  

At around 2pm on Monday, four men entered India secretly after a two-day journey — first on foot and later in a van — from Myanmar’s Hakha province to Zohkhawthar, a village in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border. Over the last three years, after the 2021 military coup, around 30,000 Myanmar nationals have entered India and are living in Mizoram. …

Explosives for Myanmar rebel forces seized at Mizoram border
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Explosives for Myanmar rebel forces seized at Mizoram border

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Security forces seized a large cache of explosives believed to be meant for anti-junta resistance forces in Myanmar near the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said. The seizure comes against the backdrop of AR, which guards the Indo-Myanmar border, increasing surveillance along the border Two men were caught with the “ war-like …

Massive Drug Seizure in Gujarat: 400 kg of Drugs Seized from Factory
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2 months ago

Massive Drug Seizure in Gujarat: 400 kg of Drugs Seized from Factory

Hindustan Times  

Gujarat police have seized 427 kg and 141 gm of methamphetamine (MD) drug from a factory in Ankleshwar industrial area in Bharuch district. The drugs were seized based on inputs from a central intelligence agency about an international narcotic drug cartel smuggling cocaine into Delhi. The consignment also contained 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana, marking the first such seizure in …

Drugs worth ₹105 Cr seized in Assam, 3 Mizoram residents arrested
7 months ago

Drugs worth ₹105 Cr seized in Assam, 3 Mizoram residents arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Assam police seized 10.333 kilograms heroin near Silchar-Aizawl bypass in Cachar district on during an operation on Saturday night. Superintendent of police of Cachar district, Numal Mahatta on Sunday said that based on secret information, they conducted a raid at Atalbasti area near Silchar on Saturday night and seized the narcotic products from a vehicle. “Based on a credible …

Heroin, foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.34 crore seized in Mizoram
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heroin, foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.34 crore seized in Mizoram

New Indian Express  

AIZWAL: Assam Rifles and Mizoram police have seized heroin and foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.34 crore in two separate operations, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said. Acting on a tip-off, the joint team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram police carried out a joint operation at the Falkland area in Aizawl on Tuesday during which 598 gm of …

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers heroin worth over Rs 25 lakh in Aizawl, one held
8 months, 1 week ago

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers heroin worth over Rs 25 lakh in Aizawl, one held

India TV News  

Heroin worth more than Rs 25 lakh was recovered by the Assam Rifles along with Special Narcotics Police Station and Crime Investigation Department, Aizawl in Aizawl's Zuangtui and apprehended one individual, police said. The operation that took place on Monday was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Special Narcotics Police Station, CID, Aizawl based on specific …

Mizoram: Heroin, explosives valued over Rs 47 crore seized, three held
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mizoram: Heroin, explosives valued over Rs 47 crore seized, three held

India TV News  

Mizoram news: Security forces in Mizoram have seized heroin and a large cache of explosives- cumulatively valued at around Rs 47.35 crore, and arrested three persons in this connection, an official said on Friday. Sources in the Assam Rifles said that along with the para-military forces and accompanied by Mizoram Police, heroin weighing 5,394 gm valued at Rs 37.75 crore …

Myanmar national held with heroin worth Rs 9.6 crore in Mizoram's Champai district
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar national held with heroin worth Rs 9.6 crore in Mizoram's Champai district

India TV News  

Aizawl: Assam Rifles seized 1.3 kg of heroin valued at Rs 9.6 crore and apprehended a Myanmar national for possessing the illegal substance in Mizoram's Champai district, an official from the paramilitary forces said on Thursday. Ethnic violence in Manipur fuels drug smuggling in Mizoram Earlier, Mizoram's Excise and Narcotics Minister, Lalnghinglova Hmar, disclosed that there is a concerning surge …

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers contraband worth over Rs 1 crore along India-Myanmar border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers contraband worth over Rs 1 crore along India-Myanmar border

India TV News  

Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police recovered drugs and foreign origin beer worth Rs 1.75 crore in the Champhai district along the India-Myanmar border in a joint operation, the officials said on Sunday. The forces recovered 95 grams of heroin worth Rs 66.50 lakh in Zokhawthar and 155 grams of heroin and 10 cases of foreign origin Beer worth Rs 1.08 …

Mizoram to strengthen police force: State Minister K Sapdanga
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram to strengthen police force: State Minister K Sapdanga

India TV News  

Mizoram Home Minister K Sapdanga on Monday said that efforts are being made to fill up vacant posts of officers and constables to strengthen the state's police force. "Efforts are on to fill these vacant posts to strengthen the police force," Sapdanga said. According to the minister, 50 posts are now lying vacant for Group A, 20 for Group B, …

Madhya Pradesh: 3,800 kg ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore destroyed by CGST, Excise officials in Dhar
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh: 3,800 kg ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore destroyed by CGST, Excise officials in Dhar

India TV News  

As much as 3800-kilogram consignment of ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore was destroyed by the Central Goods and Services Tax and Central Excise department in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, an official said on Monday. The contraband, which was seized from smugglers and peddlers over the years, was destroyed in the cement facility in Manawar, some 135 kilometres from Indore, he informed. …

One arrested in Assam with 4.7kg heroin worth ₹24 crore: Police
10 months ago

One arrested in Assam with 4.7kg heroin worth ₹24 crore: Police

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: In one of the major drug hauls this year, the Assam Police on Friday said that they seized 4.765kg heroin from the Cachar district near the Assam-Mizoram state border and arrested one person in connection. Police found 30 soap boxes and four leather bags containing 4.765 kgs of heroin Taking to X, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on …

NIA busts cross-border weapon smuggling network in Mizoram, key accused arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA busts cross-border weapon smuggling network in Mizoram, key accused arrested

India TV News  

National Investigation Agency has busted a cross-border smuggling network of arms, ammunition and explosives and arrested a key accused from Mizoram, an official said on Saturday. Lalngaihawma, a resident of Mamit area of Mizoram, was nabbed from Aizwal following inputs regarding the operations of a well-organised, large-scale illegal arms and ammunition supply network operating in certain north-eastern states of the …

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 30 crore seized at India-Myanmar border, one arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 30 crore seized at India-Myanmar border, one arrested

India TV News  

Aizawl: A person was arrested with methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 30 crore from a village at the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district, officials said. 34.9 gram heroin worth Rs 17.4 lakh seized In another operation, security forces seized 34.9 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.4 lakh from Zemabawk area of Aizawl on Monday. Earlier on January 12, narcotics worth …

Myanmar Army plane that came to fetch soldiers who crossed into India for refuge crashes in Mizoram
11 months ago

Myanmar Army plane that came to fetch soldiers who crossed into India for refuge crashes in Mizoram

Firstpost  

A Myanmar Army plane with 14 people, including the pilot, on board crashed at Mizoram’s Lengpui airport on Tuesday. Myanmar soldiers enter India’s Mizoram On Monday, India sent home at least 184 Myanmar army soldiers. An official statement from Assam Rifles confirmed that 276 Myanmar soldiers entered Mizoram on 17 January to take shelter after a gunfight with the rebels …

Mizoram govt taking steps to end deep-rooted corruption: CM Lalduhoma
11 months ago

Mizoram govt taking steps to end deep-rooted corruption: CM Lalduhoma

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said corruption was deeply rooted in the state, and his government has been making massive efforts to uproot it. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, he said that the government has been "facing several challenges and opposition" in its efforts to end corruption in the state. Lalduhoma, who returned to Aizawl on Saturday after …

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured

Hindustan Times  

As many as 151 Myanmar soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, news agency PTI reported citing an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday. The Myanmarese Army personnel, also known as the ‘Tatmadaw’, fled with their arms and approached the Assam Rifles at Tuisentlang in Lawngtlai district …

Mizoram: Drugs worth Rs 956 crore seized by Assam Rifles in 2023, 50% more than last year
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: Drugs worth Rs 956 crore seized by Assam Rifles in 2023, 50% more than last year

India TV News  

Aizawl: The Assam Rifles in Mizoram has confiscated drugs valued at Rs 956 crore this year, reflecting a significant increase of over 50 per cent in drug seizures compared to the previous year. Assam Rifles seized opium, poppy seeds The data further indicates that the paramilitary force confiscated 3kg of opium valued at Rs 1.8 lakh, 20.5kg of poppy seeds …

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike

ABP News  

Following the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border, around 5000 Myanmarese who fled from their country have now taken shelter in the Zokhawthar area of Mizoram's Champhai district. #WATCH | Champhai, Mizoram: Myanmar nationals take shelter in the Zokhawthar area after they fled Myanmar following a recent airstrike by the Myanmar army …

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed

Firstpost  

In the tumultuous landscape of Southeast Asia, Myanmar finds itself entangled in a complex web of conflict. Mizoram, Inspector General of Police, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, said, “This morning again we still captured two Myanmar army and apart from that another one is also injured, that is already admitted in Champhai Civil Hospital yesterday evening itself. Humanitarian crisis The crisis intensifies as …

Amid Manipur Unrest, Traffickers Turn To Mizoram Corridor To Smuggle Drugs From Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago

Amid Manipur Unrest, Traffickers Turn To Mizoram Corridor To Smuggle Drugs From Myanmar

ABP News  

Due to the unrest in Manipur and road blockades by several outfits, drug traffickers have started to smuggle illegal items through the Mizoram corridor from Myanmar. Mizoram Director General of Police Anil Shukla told ABP Live that the traffickers were mostly using the international border in the state's Champhai district to smuggle contraband. @HMOIndia @adgpi @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI pic.twitter.com/TfYMHhXKWM — The …

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 18 crore, unaccounted cash seized, 5 held
1 year, 1 month ago

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 18 crore, unaccounted cash seized, 5 held

India TV News  

Heroin worth Rs 18 crore was seized in Champhai district along with unaccounted cash of Rs 1.21 crore from five Myanmarese nationals, officials said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, joint teams of Assam Rifles and the state police carried out operations in Zote and Zokhawthar villages along the Mizoram-Myanmar border on Friday and seized 2.61 grams of the narcotics …

Heroin worth Rs 17.78 lakh seized in poll-bound Mizoram
1 year, 1 month ago

Heroin worth Rs 17.78 lakh seized in poll-bound Mizoram

India TV News  

Champhai: Days ahead of assembly elections, Assam Rifles recovered 25.4 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.78 lakh in Mizoram's Champhai district, said officials on Friday. "Assam Rifles recovered 25.4 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.78 lakh in the general area Zote, Champhai on November 1. Assam Rifles recovered 30 cases of foreign-origin cigarettes Earlier, Assam Rifles had recovered 30 cases …

Heroin worth more than ₹5 crore seized in Assam
1 year, 2 months ago

Heroin worth more than ₹5 crore seized in Assam

The Hindu  

“Large quantities of heroin worth a total of ₹5 crore have been seized and three persons arrested in separate incidents in two districts of Assam,” police said on October 13. Acting on a tip-off, police launched a search operation in Khakrajan area in Karbi Anglong district and intercepted a vehicle coming from Dimapur in neighbouring Nagaland on Thursday night “During …

Mizoram Police intensifies crackdown on drug menace as state emerges alternative smuggling route
1 year, 2 months ago

Mizoram Police intensifies crackdown on drug menace as state emerges alternative smuggling route

India TV News  

Mizoram: The police have intensified the crackdown on the drug menace as it has emerged as the new route for smuggling drugs from Myanmar. Amid the ongoing strife in neighbouring Manipur, drug cartels are looking to make Mizoram the new route for smuggling drugs from Myanmar. "Our relentless action against drug trafficking and smugglers is continuing and Mizoram Police is …

Mizoram: Assam Rifles arrests Myanmar national, recovers heroin worth Rs 1.04 crore in Champhai
1 year, 2 months ago

Mizoram: Assam Rifles arrests Myanmar national, recovers heroin worth Rs 1.04 crore in Champhai

India TV News  

In yet another success in its fight against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles arrested a woman from Myanmar and heroin worth Rs 1.04 crore was also recovered at Champhai in Mizoram. "Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles, recovered 149 gms of heroin worth Rs 1.04 Cr in general area Mualkawi, Champhai on October 4 and arrested a …

Assam Rifles seizes heroin worth Rs 4.82 crore in Champhai district, arrests smugglers
1 year, 2 months ago

Assam Rifles seizes heroin worth Rs 4.82 crore in Champhai district, arrests smugglers

India TV News  

Assam Rifles and the Excise and Narcotics Department have jointly conducted three separate operations in Champhai district, leading to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of heroin worth Rs 4.82 crore, according to an official statement. "In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles, recovered Heroin …

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga meets 10 Kuki MLAs, civil society groups
1 year, 3 months ago

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga meets 10 Kuki MLAs, civil society groups

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga met ten Kuki MLAs from Manipur, Civil Society Organisation and suspension of Operation and said he was deeply hurt with the sufferings of people due to the violence in Manipur. According to reports, ministers, MLAs, representatives of Mizo People's Convention, Kuki Students' Organisation, Hmar Inpui, Committee on Tribal Unity, Zomi Council Student Organisation and other organisations …

Mizoram to raise funds for Manipur-displaced
1 year, 5 months ago

Mizoram to raise funds for Manipur-displaced

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Mizoram government has decided to seek donations from the people to support some 12,000 internally displaced persons who sought refuge in the State after fleeing ethnic violence in Manipur. Mizoram’s Home Secretary, H. Lalengmawia told Aizawl-based news portal ZoramChronicle that fundraising has become necessary as the Centre has not provided any financial or humanitarian aid for the IDPs. …

Mizoram bears burden of drug trade after unrest in Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Mizoram bears burden of drug trade after unrest in Manipur

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The ethnic unrest in adjoining Manipur appears to have led to a spike in the trafficking of drugs and other contraband items in Mizoram from Myanmar. But since May 3, when violence broke out in Manipur, the trafficking of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, apart from areca nuts and foreign cigarettes, has registered a spike in Mizoram. Besides cocaine …

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns

The Hindu  

In the last couple of years, Mizoram has seen an influx of refugees from Myanmar and recently from Bangladesh and now Manipur, adding to the internal security situation there. As per the State Government, in all around 40,000 Myanmar nationals who have crossed into the border districts of Mizoram since the Military takeover there. Narcotics smuggling Three Assam Rifles Battalions …

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram
1 year, 7 months ago

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram

The Hindu  

Assam Rifles will enhance vigilance along the 510-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said. They also expressed concern over "rising number of crime incidents, including murder cases", after Myanmarese people started taking shelter in the northeastern State following a military coup in the …

Northeast to have connectivity projects worth ₹1.76 lakh crore by 2025: Amit Shah
1 year, 8 months ago

Northeast to have connectivity projects worth ₹1.76 lakh crore by 2025: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The northeast comprising eight States will have functional connectivity projects worth ₹1.76 lakh crore by 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at an official programme in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Saturday. The most significant of these road, railway, and aviation projects is the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project India has undertaken in Myanmar, he said after inaugurating and laying …

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles
1 year, 11 months ago

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

Two days after the Myanmar military reportedly bombed a rebel camp along the country's border with India, with some local leaders claiming that one shell fell in Mizoram's Champai district, the Assam Rifles on January 12 rebuffed the assertion stating that the Indian side was unaffected by the aerial strikes. Manipur extremist groups feeling the heat of Myanmar’s civil war …

Yaba tablets worth ₹60 crore seized near Assam-Mizoram border; 5 arrested
2 years ago

Yaba tablets worth ₹60 crore seized near Assam-Mizoram border; 5 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Assam police have seized Yaba tablets worth more than ₹60 crore near Mizoram border in Cachar district and arrested five persons including a Meghalaya resident, officials said. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the efforts of the state police to curb the menace of drugs in the state are commendable and much appreciated. The police said that at …

Drugs worth ₹7 crore seized; three held in Assam
2 years ago

Drugs worth ₹7 crore seized; three held in Assam

The Hindu  

Three persons were arrested after contraband drugs estimated to be worth around ₹7 crore were seized from two trucks in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, a police officer said on December 9. The officer said checking of vehicles was conducted in the area and based on a tip-off two trucks were intercepted. We seized 30,000 Yaba tablets from a truck bearing …

140 exotic animals, drugs worth Rs 34.18 cr seized in Mizoram; 4 held
2 years, 2 months ago

140 exotic animals, drugs worth Rs 34.18 cr seized in Mizoram; 4 held

India TV News  

Mizoram exotic animals seizure: In a significant success, the Mizoram police have rescued 140 exotic animals and seized drugs worth Rs 34.18 crores, and arrested four persons in this connection, the police said on Saturday. The police said that the exotic animals and seized drugs were smuggled in from neighbouring Myanmar and smugglers from both countries were involved in the …

Over 9kg heroin packed in soap cases worth ₹47 cr seized in Assam; one arrested
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 9kg heroin packed in soap cases worth ₹47 cr seized in Assam; one arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Border Security Force along with Assam police seized 9.47kg of heroin in Karimganj district on Tuesday. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet on Tuesday wrote, “In the biggest haul, a joint team of karimganj police and BSF carried out a day long operation to seize 9.46 kgs of heroin packed in 764 soap cases, hidden in …

Rise in smuggling activities in Mizoram due to Myanmar crisis: Officials
2 years, 3 months ago

Rise in smuggling activities in Mizoram due to Myanmar crisis: Officials

The Hindu  

The Myanmar political crisis has led to "an increase in smuggling activities" in Mizoram with a rise in seizure of contrabands and exotic animal species in the northeastern State, officials said on Sunday. The volume of drugs and other smuggled goods, such as exotic wild animals, dried areca nuts and Burmese cigarettes, recovered by law enforcement agencies has "increased substantially …

Drugs worth over Rs 47 crore seized by BSF in 2021, 11 Bangladeshis held
2 years, 11 months ago

Drugs worth over Rs 47 crore seized by BSF in 2021, 11 Bangladeshis held

India Today  

The Border Security Force Frontier of Mizoram and Cachar seized over 6 lakh yaba tablets, 340 cattle heads, 480 kg of ganja, 150 kg of opium, and a large quantity of contraband drugs valued at over Rs 47 crore in 2021. Inspector General of BSF Frontier of Mizoram and Cachar, Mridul Sonowal said, "During 2021, Mizoram & Cachar Frontier seized …

Manipur: Assam Rifles seize drugs worth over 500 crores from house of woman married to a Chinese man
3 years ago

Manipur: Assam Rifles seize drugs worth over 500 crores from house of woman married to a Chinese man

Op India  

In Manipur, drugs worth over 500 crores have been seized from a house that is owned by a woman from Myanmar. As per reports, a major haul of drugs, including 54 kgs of brown sugar and 154 kgs of Ice Meth were seized from a house in the Moreh town of Manipur. Drugs worth over Rs 500 crores, including 54 …

Mizoram Police to seek information from Assam about arrested 26 Myanmarese nationals
3 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram Police to seek information from Assam about arrested 26 Myanmarese nationals

Firstpost  

Mizoram government was not aware that people from Myanmar carrying fake documents were arrested in Assam, said the IGP Aizawl: Mizoram police will seek detailed information from Assam about the 26 Myanmarese nationals arrested in Guwahati with Indian documents such as Aadhaar cards allegedly forged in Mizoram, a senior police officer said on Monday. The state government was not aware …

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga accuses Assam of making 'lame excuses' for imposing blockade | Exclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga accuses Assam of making 'lame excuses' for imposing blockade | Exclusive

India Today  

Amid the ongoing border dispute, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has accused the Assam government of making "lame excuses" by claiming illegal drugs trafficking and cattle smuggling as the reason behind imposing a blockade against Mizoram. 'Sorry state of affairs' CM Zoramthanga said it was a sorry state of affairs that after a successful meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah …

Needless, unconstitutional: Mizoram slams Assam govt order on mandatory checking of incoming vehicles
3 years, 4 months ago

Needless, unconstitutional: Mizoram slams Assam govt order on mandatory checking of incoming vehicles

India Today  

The Mizoram government on Friday slammed the Himanta Biswa Sarma government in Assam over its recent order enforcing mandatory checking of all vehicles entering Assam from the neighbouring state. "There have been instances of seizure of vehicles and arrest of persons carrying illicit drugs coming over from Assam to Mizoram but mandatory checking of every vehicle passing through Assam-Mizoram boundary …

Assam Police announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on people involved in Mizoram border firing
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam Police announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on people involved in Mizoram border firing

India Today  

The Assam police on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of each of those involved in the killing of its personnel during the Mizoram border clash on Monday. “A team of Assam Police including officers of the Crime Investigation Department is leaving for Delhi to take lawful action related to the …

Assam accuses Mizoram of breaching status quo on border
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam accuses Mizoram of breaching status quo on border

Hindustan Times  

Assam hit out at Mizoram late on Monday for breaching agreements, status quo, and said the Mizoram Police used light machine guns in the clashes that left five Assamese police personnel dead hours earlier along the border between the two states. Simultaneously, the Mizoram side also set up a new armed camp on a hillock next to the camp of …

Drugs worth Rs 7 cr seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong, two arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

Drugs worth Rs 7 cr seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong, two arrested

India Today  

Assam police seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs worth Rs 7 crore from Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. Based on intelligence input, Karbi Anglong district police had conducted a search operation in the Bokajan area and seized over 2 kg of heroin powder from a vehicle bearing registration number AS-01BY-9058, which was concealed in 164 packets. A top police …

Major drug haul in northeast: Narcotics and contraband worth Rs 165 cr seized in Manipur
4 years ago

Major drug haul in northeast: Narcotics and contraband worth Rs 165 cr seized in Manipur

India TV News  

In one of the biggest haul of drugs in Northeast, a combined team of security forces apprehended six drugs traffickers, including two Myanmar nationals, and seized drugs worth over Rs 165 crores on Monday morning from Moreh and Tengnuopal district in Manipur. The operation was executed by a team comprising of Assam Rifles troops, Manipur Police and NCB officials and …

Drug route through Mizoram from Myanmar benefits 'insurgents': Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Drug route through Mizoram from Myanmar benefits 'insurgents': Report

Op India  

The north-eastern state of Mizoram that shares border with Myanmar is emerging as a major route for drug trafficking from Myanmar according to a report on the Economic Times. The state reportedly provides a route for the smuggling of Yaba tablets and other synthetic drugs to not just the northeastern region but also to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and other …

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