Heroin and Parvon spas seized, four arrested

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Press Trust of India Aizawl
Last Updated : Nov 07 2014 | 5:41 PM IST
Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials seized heroin and parvon spas from two places near Aizawl and arrested four persons, an official statement today said.
The statement said that 12.5 grams of heroin was seized from Rangvamual, by Excise and Narcotics department official on Wednesday night and they arrested Lalnii (45) of Zokhawthar village in Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai district in this connection.
The officials also seized 2,000 capsules of parvon spas, widely abused by the youths in the state, from Phunchawng village near Rangvamual today.
Rafu Ahmed (21), Moynul Ahmed (25) and Nizzam Uddin (23), all from Assam were arrested for smuggling the drugs from Assam.
All the accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
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First Published: Nov 07 2014 | 5:41 PM IST

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