Mizoram: Meth tablets, heroin worth Rs 35 crore seized, three arrested

Methamphetamine tablets and heroin worth a total of Rs 35 crore have been seized and three persons arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district, an official of Assam Rifles said.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police conducted a raid at Dungtlang village on Wednesday and seized 11.39 kg of Methamphetamine tablets and 218 gm of heroin, he said.

A man hailing from Assam's Silchar town and two women from Zotlang in Champhai district have been arrested for possessing the drugs, the official added.

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Meanwhile, two Myanmarese have been arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district on Wednesday for possessing methamphetamine tablets, an official statement said.

Officials of the state excise and narcotics department conducted an operation in Tlangsam village near the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday and seized 5 lakh methamphetamine tablets from the possession of the two Myanmarese nationals, it said.