In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Border Security Force (BSF), in coordination with the Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department, seized methamphetamine tablets and heroin worth over Rs 26 crore near Aizawl.

Two Myanmar nationals were arrested for possessing the contraband, suspected to have been smuggled from across the border.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a joint team of BSF personnel and Excise officials intercepted the duo on scooters along NH-6 between Seling and Tuirial on Wednesday.

During interrogation, the suspects admitted to having hidden a consignment in nearby roadside bushes.

A systematic search in the presence of independent witnesses led to the recovery of two plastic bags — one containing 15 packets of ‘Dragon Brand’ methamphetamine weighing 14.905 kg,

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