Customs seized Meth tablets worth Rs 12 Cr in Shillong, destroys drugs worth Rs 191 Cr in NE region

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJanuary 28, 2025

Custom sleuths have seized Meth tablets worth over Rs 12 crores and destroyed drugs worth Rs 191.32 crore.

A statement issued on Tuesday informed that on receipt of specific information, Officers of HQ Preventive, Customs, NER, Shillong along with CPF Silchar intercepted 2 scooties at Rangirkhari Point, Sonai-Silchar Road, Assam on the evening of January 26.

The scooties were coming from Churachandpur, Manipur and proceeding towards Silchar, Assam.

On thorough rummaging, 6 polythene wrapped packages were found deeply concealed inside each scooty.

The orange colour tablets found inside were tested with the NDPS Field Test Kit which confirmed the presence of methamphetamine in the recovered substance. 

“The contraband drug weighing 12 kgs having value of Rs 12 approx. crores has been seized along with the vehicles and 2 persons were apprehended under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. Further Investigation into the case is under progress,” custom officials said.

In the last week, as part of a Drug Destruction Drive, the Commissionerate of Customs, NER, Shillong destroyed seized drugs at Shillong, Guwahati, Imphal, Dimapur and Karimganj.

A total of 15.90 kgs of Heroin, 92.776 kgs of Metamphetamine tablets, 355.40 gms of Cocaine and 1567.161 kgs of Ganja totally valued at Rs 191.328 Crores were disposed by destruction in a secure and environmentally responsible manner, ensuring that these harmful substances are permanently removed from circulation, custom officials said.

Customs said it is committed to combating all types of cross border crime involving smuggling of drugs and narcotics, Gold, Cigarettes, wildlife articles, Fake Indian Currency Notes, import-export frauds and trade based money laundering.  Customs works in close partnership with various other law enforcement agencies.

“Anybody can support the fight against Cross Border crime, Smuggling and Trade Based Money laundering by giving information to Customs. The names of informers are not only kept confidential, but there is an excellent reward scheme also, which is Income Tax free. For details of the Reward scheme, please download the document athttps://old.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/reward-scheme-for-informers.pdf. You can contribute to nation building by assisting Customs in its fight against fiscal crime,” it said.