Aizwal (Mizoram): Assam Rifles and Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department in a joint operation seized over 372 grams of heroin and apprehended five persons from two different parts of the state capital, an official said on Wednesday.
Acting on specific information, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department carried out an operation at Hunthar Veng area on Tuesday and seized 75 gm of heroin, an Assam Rifles official said.
The market value of which is Rs 33.75 lakh.
At the Myanmar border of Zokawthar village, drugs worth 297.1 gms was recovered.
The market value which is over one crore.
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The five apprehended persons were handed over to the excise and narcotics department, he added.
An official of the excise and narcotics department said that the five accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and if convicted could face imprisonment of 20 years with a fine of 2 lakhs.
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Meanwhile, a police statement said that the state police and Assam Rifles have seized 23.6 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 6 crore in joint operations between October 2020 and March 2021.
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The state police also seized various drugs, including 2 kg of heroin, worth Rs 22.42 crore during the same period, the statement said.
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