The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized a consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth 88 crore rupees and arrested four members of an international drug cartel in the Imphal and Guwahati zones.

Lauding the efforts of the NCB in a social media post, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the drug haul is a testament to the stellar performance of the bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom approach to investigation. He reiterated the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s commitment to building a drug-free Bharat.

The Home Ministry informed that, during an operation on 13th of March, the NCB team recovered over 102 kilograms of Methamphetamine tablets from Imphal Zone and around 8 kilograms from Guwahati Zone. The Ministry added that further investigation is underway to nab others involved in the case.