NCB arrested two drug smugglers with Boloro car from Myanmar border. They were smuggling heroin by hiding it in soap boxes. Courtesy :NCB
Jagran correspondent, New Delhi. Narcotics Control Bureau Imphal has busted a big international drugs syndicate and arrested two drug smugglers near the Myanmar border. 7.312 kg heroin was seized from their possession. The recovered high grade heroin was kept hidden inside 638 soap boxes.
According to an NCB official, in its continuous efforts to crack down on cross-border drug trafficking from Myanmar, the Narcotics Control Bureau has increased surveillance and checking on sensitive routes in the north-eastern region. NCB Imphal Zonal Unit intercepted a huge consignment of drugs coming from Haichin city of Myanmar, which once again highlights the continuous efforts of smugglers to take advantage of the India-Myanmar border.
Due to constant vigilance and crackdown on traditional routes, drug trafficking networks are being forced to abandon traditional corridors and resort to dense forest paths and river routes to avoid detection. This changing pattern is being seen continuously across the region.
On January 7, NCB Imphal stopped a Bolero vehicle near the India-Myanmar border and arrested two smugglers traveling in it. Their names are Ginkhamlian and Mangboi Simte. Both the mothers are residents of Multam, Churachandpur, Manipur.
When the vehicle was searched, 7.312 kg of high-grade heroin hidden inside 638 soap boxes was recovered. NCB has claimed its price to be Rs 15 crore. The seized drugs came from Haichin, Myanmar. Smuggling was being done through the forest routes of Manipur to avoid urban surveillance, police posts and security camps.