Two held and seized Heroin worth Rs 1.31cr in Mizoram

Two persons were arrested after heroin worth Rs 1.31 crore was seized from their possession near the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram’s Champhai district, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Assam Rifles personnel and state excise department officials conducted a search operation in Mualkawi area on the Champhai-Zokhawthar road on Monday and recovered 263.4 grams of the narcotic substance from the two accused, it said.

The contraband was concealed in 21 soap cases, the Assam Rifles said in the statement.

The seized heroin was believed to be smuggled from Myanmar, an official said.