In a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Custom Preventive Force Department Champai, about 2.5 kg of Heroin No. 4 was recovered from Kelkang area of Champai district of Mizoram on 15 May 2025. The price of this drug in the international market is said to be around Rs 17.54 crore. This seizure is once again raising questions about the drug smuggling going on in Mizoram. The recovered material has been handed over to the Custom Preventive Force Department for further action.
Big seizures of heroin were made earlier too
Earlier in January 2025 also, Assam Rifles had recovered heroin worth about Rs 97.90 lakh from Jote area of Champai district and arrested an accused. The accused was identified as Laltanpuia (35) who was a resident of Tlangsam village of Champai district. The narcotics and the accused caught at that time were handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department. This action reflects the vigilance of the security forces against the ever-increasing drug smuggling in Mizoram.
ASSAM RIFLES RECOVERS HEROIN NO 4, WORTH RS 17.54 CRORE IN MIZORAM#AssamRifles alongwith representatives of Custom Preventive Force Dept, Champhai recovered heroin No 4 weighing 2.5 kgs from general Area Kelkang, Champhai district on 15 May 2025. The recovered contraband has… pic.twitter.com/YnlKNHG0IT
— The Assam Rifles (@official_dgar) May 16, 2025
Drug smuggling is a matter of concern for the state and the country
The ever-increasing smuggling of heroin and other narcotics in Mizoram has become a matter of great concern for the state and the country. Being adjacent to the Myanmar border, Mizoram is becoming a major transit point for drugs. Assam Rifles have seized large consignments several times in recent years and arrested several accused. They have not only increased their activity to stop smuggling but have also intensified the campaign to catch the mastermind of smuggling.
Another consignment of heroin caught in Aizawl
In another major action, Assam Rifles in collaboration with Mizoram Special Narcotics CID arrested three people from Gemabok S.A. Veng area of Aizawl district on January 10 and recovered 13.590 grams of Heroin No. 4 from them. The value of the seized heroin was estimated to be around Rs 9.51 lakh. The arrested persons were identified as Ngurthnjami (29), Bikash Gharti (24), and Lalramthara (37). All of them are from different parts of Mizoram. The operation confirms the deepening network of drug smuggling in Mizoram and shows that security agencies are constantly on alert.
