Guwahati: A team from the Assam Rifles and the Excise and Narcotics Department, Aizawl, arrested four people and seized a significant amount of drugs worth Rs 1.18 crore in Monday.
Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles recovered 18 soap cases (236 grams) of heroin worth Rs 1.18 crore and a vehicle in Falkland area World Bank Road, Aizawl, added the statement.
According to the statement, an Assam Rifles and Excise & Narcotics Department team from Aizawl collaborated to carry out the operation on the basis of specific information.
The estimated cost of the recovered heroin is Rs 1.18 crore and the seized consignment, vehicle and arrested individuals were hand over to the Excise & Narcotics Department, Aizawl, for additional legal actions.
For the state of Mizoram, the ongoing smuggling of illegal drugs is a serious source of concern. Such operations against the smuggling activities in Mizoram have been successfully carried out by the Assam Rifles, who are aptly known as the “Sentinels of the Northeast.”