DRI Bulletin Apr-Sept 2024

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DRUGS

METHAMPHETAMINE

Methamphetamine seizures in 2024 have increased in the

North Eastern States of Assam and Mizoram. Remote forest

areas and rivers in the Indo-Myanmar borders provide the

smugglers and trafckers with covert routes to avoid detec-

tion. Key sectors like Moreh and Churachandpur in Manipur

and Zokhawthar in Mizoram are highly vulnerable. The smug-

gled drugs are further transported to other North Eastern

States and other parts of the country by road and train using

carriers. Personal vehicles and commercial cargo transport

vehicles are the preferred mode of transportation.

Trend also indicates smuggling of methamphetamine through

sea route in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. For coastal

smuggling, the drug is brought to coastal hamlets such as Ra-

meswaram, Tuticorin and Nagapattinam, concealed within

specially designed compartments in buses, trains, or cars.

From these locations, it is smuggled across the maritime

border to Sri Lanka through mid-sea transfers involving Indian

ﬁshing boats. Investigations by DRI have revealed that smug-

gling syndicates employ individuals with historical ties to

Myanmar to transport drugs to Tamil Nadu. Those with con-

nection to Sri Lanka are tasked with organizing mid-sea trans-

fers and managing payments through hawala networks.

The town of Moreh, located at the India-Myanmar border in

Manipur, has emerged as a crucial hub which plays a signiﬁ-

cant role in these operations.

In the ﬁrst half of FY 2024-25, DRI has seized 123 kg of

methamphetamine in 11 cases compared to 136 kg in 8

cases in the entire period of FY 2023-24, which underlines

the increasing trend of seizure of this drug.

GANJA

On July 6, 2024, DRI seized 765 kg of ganja from a pickup

truck parked near a brick factory in Dhalapathar, Khurda

district, Odisha.

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