On May 31, 2025, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), with assistance from the 28 Bn Assam Rifles, intercepted a vehicle in Tripura and seized 7 kg of methamphetamine tablets, valued at Rs. 7 crore. The seizure occurred near Teliamura, en route from Dharmanagar to Agartala. Two individuals were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Since January 2025, DRI has seized methamphetamine tablets worth Rs. 28.74 crore in Tripura and arrested seven individuals.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for financial matters.
DRI: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, an intelligence and enforcement agency of the Government of India.
7 kg Methamphetamine tablets: The quantity of the seized drug.
Rs. 7 crore: The estimated value of the seized methamphetamine tablets.
Tripura: A state in North East India, where the seizure occurred.
02 JUN 2025: Date of the press release.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi.
North East Region NER: Geographic region in India where smuggling is being curbed.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI: An Indian intelligence and enforcement agency.
Agartala Regional Unit: A regional unit of DRI located in Agartala.
28 Bn Assam Rifles: The 28th Battalion of Assam Rifles, a security force in India that assisted the DRI.
Maruti WagonR: The type of car used to transport the drugs.
31.05.2025: Date of the car interception.
Teliamura: Location where the car was intercepted.
Dharmanagar: Area of North Tripura, place of origin of the vehicle.
North Tripura: District in Tripura, India.
Agartala: Capital city of Tripura, India and destination of the vehicle.
West Tripura: District in Tripura, India.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: The Indian law under which the tablets and vehicle were seized.
January 2025: Start date for the period in which DRI seized Rs. 28.74 crore worth of Methamphetamine tablets.
Rs. 28.74 crore: The total value of Methamphetamine tablets seized by DRI in Tripura since January 2025.
NDPS Act: Abbreviation for the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
NBKMN Release ID: 2133339: Release identification number.
Ministry of Finance
DRI seizes 7 kg Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs.
7 crore in Tripura; two persons arrested
Posted On: 02 JUN 2025 6:07PM by PIB Delhi
In their relentless endeavour to curb the smuggling and trafficking of contraband drugs in the North East
Region (NER), the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) foiled the smuggling of a big consignment of
methamphetamine tablets in Tripura.
The DRI officers of Agartala Regional Unit, in assistance from the 28 Bn Assam Rifles, intercepted
a Maruti Wagon-R car during late night of 31.05.2025, on suspicion of carrying substantial quantity
of methamphetamine tablets. The car was intercepted at the outskirts of Teliamura, while coming
from Dharmanagar area of North Tripura and proceeding towards Agartala, West Tripura.
Upon searching the vehicle, seven brick-sized packages concealed under the bonnet beneath the
cowl-cover were recovered. The packages contained methamphetamine tablets weighing 7 kg,
worth Rs. 7 crore in the international grey drug market. Two persons involved in transporting thecontraband drug have been arrested, while tablets and the vehicle were seized under the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Since January 2025, DRI has seized Rs. 28.74 crore worth of Methamphetamine tablets in Tripura
and has arrested seven persons. The NDPS Act prescribes stringent punishment to offenders
including rigorous imprisonment upto 10 years.
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NB/KMN
(Release ID: 2133339)