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The Hindu
12-07-2025
- The Hindu
Assam Rifles seize illegal meth tablets worth ₹112.4 Crore in Mizoram's Champhai District
Assam Rifles recovered illegal methamphetamine tablets worth ₹112.401 crore in Champhai district of Mizoram on Friday (July 11, 2025). According to Assam Rifles, acting on specific intelligence, regarding the movement of drugs in Zokhawthar, an Area Domination Patrol (ADP) was alerted on July 11 at 5 p.m. Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram. The team observed two individuals carrying white rucksacks. The individuals jumped into the river and escaped across the Indo- Myanmar Border. On inspection of rucksacks, the party recovered 33 packets of illegal Meth tabs (3,33,300 tabs approx) weighing 37.476 Kgs, valued at approximately Rs 112.401 Crores, which was likely intended for distribution in Champhai town. The recovered item was handed over to the Police Department, in Zokhawthar town of Mizoram for further investigation and legal proceedings. In another case of crackdown against illicit liquor trade on Thursday (July 10, 2025), Assam Rifles seized 1,800 cases of country-made liquor valued at approximately ₹15 lakhs in Jiribam District of Manipur. Two individuals involved in the illicit trade have been nabbed. The Assam Rifles, responsible for guarding a 510-km stretch of the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram, has been actively engaged in curbing illegal activities along the border.
The Print
12-07-2025
- The Print
Assam Rifles seizes Meth tablets worth Rs 112.40 crore in Mizoram
On inspection of the rucksacks, the Assam Rifles personnel recovered 3.33 lakh tablets of Methamphetamine, it said. During an area domination patrol Assam Rifles personnel observed two individuals carrying rucksacks at Zokhawthar village near the Myanmar border on Friday, it said. Aizawl, Jul 12 (PTI) Assam Rifles personnel seized a huge consignment of Meth tablets worth Rs 112.40 crore from Mizoram Champhai district near the Myanmar border, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said on Saturday. The two individuals jumped into the Tiau river, which flows along the Indo-Myanmar border, and escaped to Myanmar, it said. The statement said that the seized Meth tablets worth Rs 112.40 crore were believed to be distributed in Champhai town. Methamphetamines are stimulants, a type of drug that lets people stay awake and do continuous activity with less need for sleep. The seized consignment was handed over to Mizoram Police in Zokhawthar for further investigation and legal proceedings, the statement added. PTI COR RG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
12-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Mizoram: Over 3 lakh Meth tablets recovered in Champhai district; suspects flee
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Friday seized over 3 lakh methamphetamine tablets worth ₹112.4 crore in Zokhawthar of Mizoram's Champhai district. The Assam Rifles on Friday seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹ 112.4 crore in Zokhawthar. (Sourced) 'Acting on specific intelligence, the area domination patrol team spotted two persons carrying rucksacks. On learning that they were being spotted the individuals jumped into Tiau river swimming across to Myanmar leaving their back packs,' a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said. On inspection of rucksacks, the team recovered 33 packets of Meth tabs (3,33,300 tabs approx) weighing 37.476 Kgs, which was likely being taken for distribution in Champhai town, the statement added. Also Read: Mizoram Police seize 236 kg of meth worth ₹30.7 crore near Indo-Myanmar border 'The recovered item was handed over to the police department of Zokhawthar for further investigation and legal proceedings,' an Assam Rifles officer said. The Assam Rifles also seized 11 soap cases (128gm) of Heroin worth ₹96 lakh on Thursday night. Also Read: Myanmarese national arrested, Meth worth ₹54 Cr seized in Mizoram The Assam Rifles, responsible for guarding a 510-km stretch of the Indo-Myanmar border in Mizoram, has been actively engaged in curbing illegal activities along the border. The 23 Sector Assam Rifles Headquarters, based in Aizawl's Khatla, supervises three battalions, each operating six Company Operating Bases, to ensure stringent surveillance and security along the porous border.
The Citizen
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
IRR survey: Growing number of South Africans oppose race-based laws
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has reported growing public support for its call to repeal South Africa's remaining race-based laws, following the momentum of its #WhatSACanBe campaign. Launched four months ago, the campaign promotes evidence-based policies aimed at driving economic growth and social progress. One of its key proposals is the No More Race Laws Bill. This draft legislation is designed to repeal race-based laws and end mandatory racial classification in South African law. The campaign emerges in response to the Employment Equity Amendment Act, introduced by Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth. The Act enforces race-based targets for businesses and requires individuals and companies to report on racial and gender classifications to demonstrate compliance. Makone Maja, strategic engagements manager at the IRR, criticised the legislation. 'This makes Minister Meth the perfect recipient of the No More Race Laws petition,' said Maja. 'The petition is anchored in the tenets of the No More Race Laws Bill and has so far received 12 373 signatures from ordinary South Africans who have had enough of race laws that rob the people they claim to benefit, while enabling the political elite to amass enormous wealth.' Maja argued that such laws support what the IRR describes as a system of 'fake transformation' that fails to uplift the nearly half of the population still living in poverty. According to the IRR, the Ministry of Employment and Labour has failed to deliver on job creation and continues to back legislation that undermines economic growth. The organisation noted that South Africa continues to face some of the highest unemployment rates since the dawn of democracy, particularly among the youth. 'Blame for the last 10 years of little to no growth can be laid squarely at the door of laws that favour patronage over merit and value-for-money procurement,' Maja added. 'We can no longer afford to insist that race is relevant at the expense of true development and economic growth.' The IRR intends to deliver both the draft bill and the petition signatures to Minister Meth, urging her to take the first step toward inclusive, merit-based job creation by removing race-based policies. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
South Africans call for an end to race-based laws, says IRR
South Africans call for an end to race-based laws, says IRR The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has reported growing public support for its call to repeal South Africa's remaining race-based laws, following the momentum of its #WhatSACanBe campaign. Launched four months ago, the campaign promotes evidence-based policies aimed at driving economic growth and social progress. One of its key proposals is the No More Race Laws Bill. This draft legislation is designed to repeal race-based laws and end mandatory racial classification in South African law. ALSO READ: Institute of Race Relations slams unclear expropriation law The campaign emerges in response to the Employment Equity Amendment Act, introduced by Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth. The Act enforces race-based targets for businesses and requires individuals and companies to report on racial and gender classifications to demonstrate compliance. Makone Maja, strategic engagements manager at the IRR, criticised the legislation. 'This makes Minister Meth the perfect recipient of the No More Race Laws petition,' said Maja. 'The petition is anchored in the tenets of the No More Race Laws Bill and has so far received 12 373 signatures from ordinary South Africans who have had enough of race laws that rob the people they claim to benefit, while enabling the political elite to amass enormous wealth.' Maja argued that such laws support what the IRR describes as a system of 'fake transformation' that fails to uplift the nearly half of the population still living in poverty. ALSO READ: Law enforcement agencies embark on mission to combat Gauteng crime According to the IRR, the Ministry of Employment and Labour has failed to deliver on job creation and continues to back legislation that undermines economic growth. The organisation noted that South Africa continues to face some of the highest unemployment rates since the dawn of democracy, particularly among the youth. 'Blame for the last 10 years of little to no growth can be laid squarely at the door of laws that favour patronage over merit and value-for-money procurement,' Maja added. 'We can no longer afford to insist that race is relevant at the expense of true development and economic growth.' The IRR intends to deliver both the draft bill and the petition signatures to Minister Meth, urging her to take the first step toward inclusive, merit-based job creation by removing race-based policies. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
