Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 40.50 lakh seized, 2 arrested
First Published: 25th March, 2021 17:16 IST
In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and the Mizoram Excise & Narcotics department seized 90 grams of heroin and arrested two drug peddlers for possessing the contraband at Tuirial airfield
In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and the Mizoram Excise & Narcotics department seized 90 grams of heroin and arrested two drug peddlers for possessing the contraband at Tuirial airfield near Aizawl.
The contraband recovered is worth Rs 40.50 lakh and was believed to be smuggled from Myanmar, Assam Rifles sources said.
The two drug peddlers have been booked under relevant sections of “The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.”
The drug racket in Mizoram has become a major cause of concern for the state government and law enforcement agencies.
Although the Assam Rifles in collaboration with the state police and different departments concerned have been conducting raids in different parts of Mizoram, but cross-border smuggling of drugs and other goods are only on the rise.
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