Mizoram: Security forces seize heroin, explosives valued at Rs.47.35cr; 3 held

The heroin and apprehended persons have been handed over to the police in Zokhawthar for further legal proceedings

March 9, 2024

Security forces seize heroin, explosives that were smuggled from neighboring Myanmar

Security forces in Mizoram have seized heroin and a large cache of explosives — cumulatively valued at around Rs.47.35 crore, and arrested three persons in this connection, an official said on Friday.

The heroin and apprehended persons have been handed over to the police in Zokhawthar for further legal proceedings.

The heroin was smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar. Sources in the Assam Rifles said that along with the para-military forces and accompanied by Mizoram Police, heroin weighing 5,394 gm valued at Rs.37.75 crore was recovered at Melbuk Road Junction, Zokhawthar in Mizoram’s Champhai district on March 7.

In a separate joint operation by the Assam Rifles and the police, heroin weighing 1,376 gm valued at Rs.9.6 crore was recovered from the same Zokhawthar area on Thursday.

In another incident, the Assam Rifles troopers, acting on an input, intercepted a vehicle on the Sangau-Pangkhua Road in Lawngtlai district in Mizoram. Following searches, 3,000 rounds of cartridges and 10 Passive Night Sight (PNS) devices were seized on Thursday.

The vehicle’s driver was apprehended and, along with the recovered items, handed over to the police.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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