Aizawl: Mizoram’s Excise and Narcotics department, in a joint operation with the state police, seized 885 gm of heroin and arrested 10 persons from three different locations since Monday.
A statement from the narcotics department mentioned that 826 gm of heroin was seized at Keifang in Saitual district, situated about 75 km from Aizawl on Tuesday and 4 persons were arrested for attempting to smuggle contraband. The 4 arrested are Mizoram locals.
Apart from the smugglers, 3 residents of Assam who tried to take the heroin from them were also arrested.
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In a separate incident, officials also seized 22 gm of heroin from a local resident at Aizawl’s Bawngkawn area on Monday.
On Monday, a team of state police’s District Special Branch (DSB), Serchhip, also seized 37.42 gm of heroin concealed in 3 soap cases from the possession of 2 peddlers, police said in a statement.
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