Aizawl, Nov 4 (PTI) A 33-year-old Myanmar national was arrested from Mizoram's Champhai district for possessing heroin worth Rs 2 crore, an official said on Friday.

Acting on specific information, personnel of Assam Rifles and the excise department carried out a joint operation at Tlangsam area in the district, she said.

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During the operation, 295.2 gm of heroin was recovered from the possession of the accused, the official said.

She added that the Myanmar national and the seized contraband worth Rs 2 crore were handed over to the department in Champhai for further legal proceedings.

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