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Aizawl: Two Myanmar nationals have been arrested with methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 27.89 crore during an operation along the India-Myanmar border in east Mizoram, the Assam Rifles said in a statement.
The two accused, residents of Khawmawi in Myanmar's Chin, were apprehended at Zokhawthar village in east Mizoram's Champhai district on Monday, it said.
A drug consignment containing 9.29 kg of methamphetamine tablets was recovered from their possession, the statement said.
Methamphetamine is a powerful and highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.
The duo and the drugs recovered were handed over to the state police for further investigation and legal proceedings.