Heroin worth Rs 7.5 lakh seized, one person arrested

The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials today seized 245 grams of heroin worth Rs 7.5 lakh and arrested one person in this connection here, a department spokesperson said.
The contraband was reportedly smuggled from Myanmar allegedly by Lalrongheta (25), a resident of Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai town, the official said.
The officials also seized two kilogrammes of Ganja (cannabis), allegedly from the possession of Lalzatluanga (22) of Mizoram-Manipur border Ngopa village.
The two accused persons were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.