Mizoram’s Fight Against Drug Trafficking: Key Meeting with NCB

Guwahati: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma met with Anurag Garg, the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), to tackle the rising drug problems in Mizoram. They talked about better ways to stop drugs coming across the border. The Chief Minister said it’s important to improve roads and have more people working at the borders to help fight drug smuggling. He also asked the Central Government to set up a Mizo Territorial Army to assist in this fight.

Anurag Garg said it would be helpful to have a Zonal Office in Mizoram and suggested hiring more NCB staff who can speak Mizo. This meeting also included Vanlaldina Fanai, the Commissioner and Secretary to the Chief Minister.

Last month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the NCB for seizing methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore and for capturing four members of a drug cartel. Shah said, “We will not show mercy to drug cartels. We are working hard to stop drug problems in our country.”

In recent operations, the NCB caught a truck carrying 102.39 kg of methamphetamine near Lilong and arrested three people involved. They also arrested someone with 7.48 kg of methamphetamine in a vehicle near the Assam-Mizoram border.

The NCB is now investigating another case where about 46 kg of crystal meth was seized in Aizawl and four people were arrested. They want to find out how these drug networks operate across states. The North East region of India is particularly at risk for drug trafficking because of its location, so the Ministry of Home Affairs has increased NCB’s numbers in 2023 to help combat this issue.

The NCB has been working hard to fight against drug traffickers in the area, especially focusing on synthetic drugs like methamphetamine, which are dangerous for the youth and the country.