India, May 6 -- The Mizoram police late on Sunday seized over 236 kg of narcotic drug methamphetamine near the Indo-Myanmar border and arrested two people in the operation carried out by personnel from the Dungtlang police station in Champhai district.

Officials claim the seizure, estimated to be worth Rs.30.7 crore in the illegal market, is the single largest haul of methamphetamine ever recorded in the state.

According to officers, a police patrol intercepted a suspicious vehicle along the Thinghrangkawn-Vanzau road. A subsequent search uncovered 236.33 kg of 2,00,99,000 meth tablets, popularly known as 'party drugs', concealed inside the vehicle. Authorities also confiscated Rs.2,89,500 in cash from the suspects.

The vehicle, which ...