NCB seizes about 110 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore in Manipur and Assam, arrests 4
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore in two operations on 13 March 2025 — 102.39 kg near Lilong in Manipur and 7.48 kg near Silchar on the Assam–Mizoram border — and arrested four people.
Summary
On 13 March 2025, NCB's Imphal Zone intercepted a truck near Lilong, Manipur, and recovered 102.39 kg of methamphetamine tablets hidden in its toolbox and cabin; two occupants and the suspected receiver were arrested, and the suspected source was Moreh. The same day, NCB's Guwahati Zone stopped an SUV on the Assam–Mizoram border near Silchar and found 7.48 kg of methamphetamine tablets in the spare tyre; the source was Moreh and the suspected destination Karimganj. The seizures were worth ₹88 crore, and four members of an international cartel were arrested. NCB also took over a Mizoram State Excise case involving about 46 kg of crystal meth. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated NCB on 16 March.
Key facts
- Date
- 13 March 2025
- Manipur
- 102.39 kg meth tablets, truck near Lilong (NCB Imphal Zone)
- Assam
- 7.48 kg in spare tyre of SUV, Assam–Mizoram border near Silchar (NCB Guwahati Zone)
- Value / arrests
- ₹88 crore; 4 arrested
- Source
- Moreh, Manipur
- Also
- NCB takes over Mizoram excise case of ~46 kg crystal meth
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the value of the methamphetamine tablets seized by NCB in Manipur and Assam on 13 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹88 crore
NCB seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore in its Imphal and Guwahati zones and arrested four people.
Near which place in Manipur did NCB recover 102.39 kg of methamphetamine tablets from a truck on 13 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lilong
NCB's Imphal Zone intercepted the truck near Lilong; Moreh was the suspected source of the drugs.
Consider the following statements about the NCB seizures of 13 March 2025: 1. In the Assam operation, the tablets were concealed inside the spare tyre of an SUV near Silchar. 2. The suspected source of the drugs in both operations was Moreh, Manipur. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Home Ministry: the Guwahati Zone found 7.48 kg in an SUV's spare tyre near Silchar, and Moreh was the suspected source in both cases.