One arrested with heroin worth Rs 1.92 lakh

Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department officials seized 63.5 gms of heroin in Aizawl while the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is being observed around the globe today.

The Excise and Narcotics department officials said one Lalthanvula of Red Rose, Bawngkawn, Aizawl was arrested in this connection and was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The contraband, worth around Rs 1.92 lakh in the local market, was reportedly smuggled from Myanmar via the Mizoram-Myanmar border river Tiau, the officials added.