Mizoram: Assam Rifles recover drugs worth Rs 17 lakh in Champhai district

In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles recovered 25.4 grams of Heroin no 4 worth Rs 17.78 lakh in the general area of Zote, Champhai on 01 November 2023.    
            
The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Excise and Narcotics Department, Champhai based on specific information. 

The entire consignment of Heroin No. 4 worth Rupees 17,78,000/- (Rupees Seventeen lakh seventy-eight thousand only) has been handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department, Champhai for further legal proceedings.

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Earlier on October 26, Foreign liquor and cigarettes worth Rs 26.68 lakh were seized in Mizoram's Champhai district close to the India-Myanmar border on October 25, according to a statement by Assam Rifles (AR).

Acting on a tip-off, Assam Rifles troopers and Mizoram customs officials recovered the item in a general area between Zokhawthar-Melbuk Road in Champhai district and seized six cases of foreign liquor and 21 cases of foreign cigarettes, the statement stated.