India News | Mizoram: Heroin Worth Rs 13 Lakh Seized Near Myanmar Border
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Heroin worth Rs 13 lakh was seized near the Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district, the Assam Rifles said on Saturday.
Aizawl, Jul 9 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 13 lakh was seized near the Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district, the Assam Rifles said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the Assam Rifles in a joint operation with state police seized 26 grams of heroin from a woman at Zokhawthar-Melbuk road on Friday, it said.
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The woman, suspected to be a peddler, was arrested, it added.
The accused along with the drugs was handed over to the police for investigation, the Assam Rifles said in a statement.
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The paramilitary force also seized foreign cigarettes worth Rs 7.8 lakh from Zokhawthar village in the same area on Friday.
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