A total 140 grams of heroin was
seized in different parts of Mizoram capital in the last 48 hours by CID's Special Narcotics squad.
Police said the seized contraband was worth around Rs four lakh in the local market and arrested two persons and a minor.
Police said the minor was allegedly used by the traffickers to sell the contraband.
While the two accused were sent to jail, the minor was handed over to the Juvenile Justice Board.
The raid party was assisted by the Supply Reduction Service (SRS) of the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA).
Meanwhile, the state Excise and Narcotics department's Anti Narcotics Squad seized 15.3 kg of ganja (cannabis) in Aizawl late last night and arrested James Thanglianmanga (30) of Selam village in Champhai district, a release said.
The accused was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
