212 grams of heroin seized, one person arrested

Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials seized 212 grams of heroin worth around Rs 10.60 lakh from the Mizoram-Myanmar border in Champhai district, a department spokesman today said.

The department officials arrested a person last night for alleged possession of the contraband, reportedly smuggled from Myanmar.

The person was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The officials also seized 1,560 cans of Myanmar-made beer called Dagon at a place near Myanmar border Tlangsam village on Tuesday last.