Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Mizoram Police Seize Heroin, Ganja Worth Over Rs 2.41 Crore
Police in Mizoram, a state in India, searched for illegal drugs for five days.
They found a type of strong drug called heroin and another drug called ganja.
The drugs were worth more than 2.41 crore rupees, which is a very big amount of money.
The police worked together with soldiers from the Assam Rifles during some of the searches.
In one search, they stopped a truck and found heroin hidden inside 73 soap boxes.
The driver and his helper were arrested for carrying the drugs.
Two more people were arrested on other days during separate searches.
One person was found in a vehicle that was driving from Manipur towards Aizawl.
The police have registered a case under a special law meant to stop drugs.
The investigation into what happened is still continuing.
Mizoram Police seized 1.16 kg of heroin and 18.52 kg of ganja worth over Rs 2.41 crore during five days of operations in Saitual district.
Four persons were arrested for allegedly trafficking the contraband, with cases registered under the NDPS Act.
On Thursday, a joint Saitual police and Assam Rifles operation intercepted a truck carrying 868 grams of heroin packed in 73 soap cases, worth around Rs 1.74 crore.
The truck's driver, Monwar Singh Barbhuiya, and helper Abdul Kayum Munna, residents of Cachar district in Assam, were arrested.
Earlier operations netted 292 grams of heroin worth Rs 58.40 lakh from Vungngailun and 18.52 kg of ganja worth Rs 9.26 lakh from Samuel Lalruatpuia.
- Who
- Mizoram Police and Assam Rifles conducted the operations; four suspects were arrested: Monwar Singh Barbhuiya, Abdul Kayum Munna, Vungngailun, and Samuel Lalruatpuia.
- What
- Seizure of 1.16 kg of heroin and 18.52 kg of ganja worth over Rs 2.41 crore and the arrest of four people for alleged drug trafficking.
- When
- Over five days ending Thursday, with seizures on August 9, August 10, and the day of the truck interception; reported by PTI on August 13.
- Where
- Saitual district in Mizoram, at Kawlbem village (Tuisa Road), Keifang, and on a road toward Aizawl.
- Why
- The suspects were allegedly trafficking the drugs toward Aizawl.
- Total heroin seized
- 1.16 kg
- Total ganja seized
- 18.52 kg
- Total value of drugs
- Over Rs 2.41 crore
- People arrested
- 4
- Heroin found in truck operation
- 868 grams packed in 73 soap cases, worth about Rs 1.74 crore
- Heroin seized at Keifang
- 292 grams worth Rs 58.40 lakh
- Ganja seized at Kawlbem
- 18.52 kg worth Rs 9.26 lakh
- Legal action
- Cases registered under the NDPS Act at Saitual police station