Aizawl, Feb 17: Mizoram Governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (retd) on Tuesday announced that law enforcement agencies seized narcotics valued at Rs 1,047 crore during the 2025-26 fiscal year, reflecting intensified action against cross-border smuggling.

Addressing the state assembly at the opening of the budget session, Singh credited proactive policing and joint operations with Assam Rifles and the BSF along Mizoram’s 325-km borders with Assam, Manipur, and Tripura, as well as its 828-km international borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar, for maintaining law and order.

Authorities also seized large consignments of areca nuts, liquor, arms, explosives, and counterfeit currency, resulting in multiple arrests. The excise and narcotics department reported 652 drug trafficker arrests and confiscation of 487 kg of narcotics.

Singh identified drug trafficking and substance abuse as ongoing threats. Between October and December, under the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, 2019—recently amended to permit limited sales for dignitaries and local wines—4,532 arrests were made and 4,915 cases registered.

To strengthen enforcement, the state government set up a prosecution directorate, introduced biometric checks for foreigners, partnered with the National Forensic Sciences University, and deployed mobile forensic units.

The four-week assembly session will conclude on March 16, with Chief Minister Lalduhoma scheduled to present the 2026-27 budget and 2025-26 supplementary budget on February 26.