Aizawl, Jan 11 (PTI) Three people were arrested with heroin worth Rs 55 lakh from Serchhip town in Mizoram, police said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, 44.10 gram of heroin was seized from a car on Tuesday night. The heroin was concealed in four soap cases, they said.

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The driver of the car and his female friend, both from Champhai town, were arrested for possessing the heroin worth Rs 22 lakh, they added.

After interrogating the two accused, a suspected peddler was arrested from the area with 67.9 gram of heroin worth Rs 33 lakh, police said.

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The three people were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985, they said.

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