Port Blair, Apr 10 (PTI) Methamphetamine worth Rs 2 crore has been seized in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, police said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team seized over 1 kg of methamphetamine in a forest in the Hut Bay area in Little Andaman, around 120 km from Port Blair, Director General of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastava told PTI.

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A team under Swaraj Dweep Sub-divisional Police Officer Manasvi Vashistha conducted a search in Nallah Mundi jungle on Tuesday and found a packet lying in the bushes, he said.

The packet was found containing 1.03 kg of methamphetamine, he said.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police have seized over 252 kg of methamphetamine worth Rs 70 crore and arrested around 70 people in the last one year, the DGP added.

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