Rs 1.31 crore heroin seized in Mizoram, 2 held

AIZAWL: Two persons were arrested after heroin worth Rs 1.31 crore was seized from their possession near the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Assam Rifles personnel and state excise department officials conducted a search operation in Mualkawi area on the Champhai-Zokhawthar road on Monday and recovered 263.4 grams of the narcotic substance from the two accused, it said. pti