Crackdown on Drug Trafficking: Myanmarese National Arrested, Heroin Worth Rs. 8.4 Crore Confiscated
A 49-year-old Myanmar national was arrested in Aizawl for possession of 1.2 kg of heroin worth Rs 8.4 crore. The heroin was concealed in soap cases. The arrest was made during a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police.
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A 49-year-old Myanmar national has been arrested and heroin worth Rs 8.4 crore seized from his possession in Mizoram's capital Aizawl, Assam Rifles said in a statement here on Friday.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police conducted a raid in Tuikual North area in Aizawl on Thursday and seized 1.2 kg of heroin from Vanbiakhning, a resident of Tamu town in Myanmar, it said.
The contraband, worth Rs 8.4 crore, was concealed in 110 soap cases, the statement added.
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