Following the haul of Methaqualone crystals, used for making sedatives, on Friday in Shillong from a Mizoram-bound vehicle, it was revealed that the stash valued at Rs 1 crore was meant to be smuggled to Myanmar, said S.K. Chakraborty, additional commissioner of customs (preventive), Northeast.
The customs official said the drugs that are manufactured by some south Indian companies find their way first to Guwahati and subsequently smuggled to Myanmar through Mizoram and other Northeast states sharing a border with Myanmar.
Two persons from Mizoram were arrested in connection with Friday’s haul. They were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985, and the Customs Act, 1962.
Besides, Methaqualone crystals of over 50kg, officials seized 9.48 lakh Actichid and Reobro tablets that contain pseudoephedrine, which is a raw material for manufacturing amphetamine tablets.
The Methaqualone crystals are used to manufacture the sedative Mandrax.
The customs officials said they were expecting more arrests in the days to come.
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