The arrested have been identified as Rajen Sen (28) of Hailakandi district and Laltan Puia (38) of Mizoram. They were taking the consignment to Mizoram. The duo has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and also charged under the Customs Act.
The sleuths recovered the consignment from a truck which was hidden inside the godown. The seizure included 1174 tablets of pseudoephedrine and 101.56 kg of pseudoephedrine crystals.
"This consignment came from New Delhi and was supposed to be handed over to agents in Myanmar. Basically, pseudoephedrine is a stimulant and youths take it to get energy. The cache is worth Rs 1, 02, 75, 433 in the black market," said a customs official.
Medically, pseudoephedrine is used to treat nasal and sinus congestion or congestion of the tubes that drain fluid from your inner ears. It is the raw material for producing amphetamine tablets, also known as party drugs.