New Delhi, July 29 -- Cross-border drug trafficking pose a significant challenge in the country, including the north-eastern states, with Moreh-Tamu border in Manipur continues to be major transit point from Myanmar as a total of 4,626 kg of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) and 2,652 kg of Heroin has been seized during 2021 to 2025, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the upper house of Parliament in a written reply to a question and mentioned "due to their proximity to the Death Triangle and porous borders with Myanmar, the north-eastern states remain particularly vulnerable to transnational trafficking of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) and Heroin ...