India News | Mizoram: 3 Myanmar Nationals Held with Unaccounted Cash Worth over Rs 1 Crore

Aizawl, Feb 23 (PTI) Three Myanmar nationals have been arrested in east Mizoram's Champhai district with unaccounted cash worth over Rs 1 crore, an official said.

A combined team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police conducted a joint operation at Murlen village in Champhai district near the Myanmar border on Thursday during which the unaccounted cash was recovered, she said.

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In another operation, the Assam Rifles seized 277 gram of heroin worth Rs 1.93 crore and apprehended three persons, including a Myanmar national, at Siahatla in Siaha district on Thursday, the official said.

Further investigation is underway.

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