NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate, arrests kingpin
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Chintuang, the alleged kingpin of a major transnational drug trafficking network operating along the India-Myanmar border. He is accused of orchestrating the smuggling of methamphetamine and heroin through northeastern states into India and Bangladesh, with drug consignments valued at approximately ₹115 crore. The NCB also arrested several key associates, disrupted hawala networks used to launder proceeds, and froze assets linked to the syndicate.
- ▪Chintuang was identified as a major international supplier of methamphetamine and heroin operating from Myanmar and active across Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, and Tripura.
- ▪He is the prime accused in multiple NCB cases involving the seizure of over 63 kg of methamphetamine and heroin since 2024.
- ▪The NCB arrested several associates, including a hawala operator handling nearly ₹100 crore in illicit transactions and logistics coordinators involved in interstate drug distribution.
- ▪Financial investigations led to the freezing of multiple bank accounts and properties suspected to be purchased with drug trafficking proceeds.
- ▪Chintuang faces charges in at least 12 NDPS Act cases registered by the NCB and various state drug enforcement agencies in Mizoram, Tripura, and Assam.
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GUWAHATI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested the kingpin of one of the biggest transnational drug trafficking networks operating along the India-Myanmar border.In a statement on Sunday (May 17, 2026), the NCB said Thachintuang, also known as Chintuang and Tluanga, was caught in Delhi recently following extensive surveillance, intelligence gathering, interstate coordination, and sustained follow-up operations.“Chintuang emerged as one of the most significant traffickers operating along the Myanmar-Mizoram-Manipur-Assam-Tripura corridor and was identified as a major international supplier of methamphetamine and heroin operating from Myanmar,” an NCB officer posted in the northeast said.“Investigations revealed his extensive involvement in organising cross-border trafficking…
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