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Press Trust of India Karimganj (Assam)
Last Updated : May 10 2013 | 8:05 PM IST
Two persons were arrested after BSF personnel intercepted a car and seized huge quantities of drugs from their possession valued at Rs 52 lakh in Mizoram today, official sources said.
Acting on specific information, BSF personnel conducted an operation on the Mizoram-Myanmar Road and intercepted a car from where they recovered 25 packets of polythene bags, containing 3,25,000 tablets of Pseudoephedrine, which were hidden under the seat of the car, official sources said.
The two persons apprehended by the security personnel have been identified as Laldinthara and C Lalmachhuara who were later handed over to the police station.
The seized substance was meant to be sent to Myanmar via Mizoram, sources said.
BSF Deputy Inspector General S C Budakoti of Frontier Headquarter in Mizoram and Cachar further informed that earlier in March 8, they had seized 1700 kg of Pseudoephedrine and 42 kg of Ketamine worth Rs 44 crore and 71 lakhs on NH- 44 under Cachar district.
On March 15, they seized 663 kg of Pseudoephedrine substance worth Rs 16 crore 65 lacs on NH-54 and again on April 10, Pseudoephedrine tablets worth Rs 1.90 crore was seized.

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First Published: May 10 2013 | 8:05 PM IST

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