2 arrested and Heroin worth Rs 8.7 crore seized in Mizoram

Heroin worth Rs 8.7 crore was seized and two persons were arrested in southern Mizoram’s Lunglei district, police said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, 1.74 kg of the drugs were seized from an area near Tlawng bridge and Pukpui by Lunglei’s District Special Branch (DSB) on Wednesday, they said.

Two people, both natives of Champhai district, were arrested.

Mizoram | Police seized 1.747 kg of heroin, worth Rs 8.735 crores in the international market and apprehended two drug peddlers in Lunglei district. The two accused were accompanied by one juvenile. A case has been registered under NDPS Act and Juvenile Justice Act. pic.twitter.com/Wn4DiME4KY

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