Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicate
A key Myanmar-based drug trafficker, Thancintuang alias Chintuang alias Tluanga, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Delhi following extensive surveillance and interstate coordination. He is accused of being a major supplier of methamphetamine and heroin along the Myanmar-Northeast India-Bangladesh corridor, with alleged involvement in drug networks worth approximately ₹115 crore. The NCB has intensified its operations since 2025, adopting network-centric strategies to dismantle entire trafficking syndicates.
- ▪Thancintuang was arrested in Delhi on Saturday after being identified as a major supplier of methamphetamine and heroin from Myanmar.
- ▪He is the prime accused in multiple NCB cases, including the seizure of 14 kg of methamphetamine and 2.8 kg of heroin in 2024 and 49.1 kg of methamphetamine tablets in 2025.
- ▪Chintuang is linked to seven NDPS cases along the Myanmar-Mizoram-Tripura-Assam corridor and suspected in five others along the Myanmar-Manipur-Assam axis.
- ▪The NCB has registered 31 NDPS cases in 2026, leading to the arrest of 54 traffickers and seizures of drugs worth hundreds of crores.
- ▪Financial investigations led to the freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to the accused and his syndicate members.
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Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicateKey Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicatePublished on: May 17, 2026 3:38 PM ISTPTIShare viaCopy link Guwahati, A key Myanmar-based drug trafficker, who was operating as a major supplier of methamphetamine and heroin from across the border, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau , an official statement said here on Sunday.Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicateThe arrest was made in Delhi on Saturday following extensive surveillance, intelligence development, coordinated interstate coordination and sustained follow-up operations by the NCB in its sustained crackdown on transnational drug trafficking networks…
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