DRI seizes 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth ₹52.67 crore near Aizawl
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth ₹52.67 crore from a truck on the outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram, the Finance Ministry said on 13 April 2025.
Summary
Acting on intelligence, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a Nagaland-registered truck on the outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram, late at night on 11 April 2025 and recovered 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth ₹52.67 crore, the Finance Ministry announced on 13 April. The tablets, in 53 brick-sized packets marked '3030 Export Only' and '999', were hidden in the folds of the truck's tarpaulin. The truck had come from Zokhawthar on the Indo-Myanmar border and was bound for Tripura. The driver and his assistant were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985. DRI said it had seized 148.50 kg of methamphetamine tablets in the North-East since January 2025.
Key facts
- Agency
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- Seizure
- 52.67 kg methamphetamine tablets, worth ₹52.67 crore
- Place
- Outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram (night of 11 April 2025)
- Route
- Zokhawthar (Indo-Myanmar border) to Tripura
- Concealment
- 53 brick-sized packets in truck tarpaulin folds
- Law
- NDPS Act, 1985
- DRI meth seizures in NE since Jan 2025
- 148.50 kg
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Near which city did the DRI seize 52.67 kg of methamphetamine tablets, as announced on 13 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Aizawl
Aizawl: the truck was intercepted on the outskirts of Aizawl, Mizoram.
The truck carrying methamphetamine seized by DRI near Aizawl had come from which border town?
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Correct answer: B — Zokhawthar
Zokhawthar, on the Indo-Myanmar border; the truck was bound for Tripura.