Aizawl, Sep 15 (PTI) Personnel of the Assam Rifles have recovered 237 gm of heroin worth Rs 1.65 crore from Zokhawthar area in Champhai district, officials said on Friday.

A 25-year-old Myanmar national was apprehended on Thursday for possessing the contraband, they said.

Also Read | Triple Murder in Uttar Pradesh: Father, Daughter and Son-in-Law Killed Over Property Dispute, Angry Villagers Set Houses on Fire in Kaushambi (Watch Video).

The accused and the seized heroin were handed over to Zokhawthar Police for further legal proceedings, the Assam Rifles said in a statement.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)