Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Assam Rifles Seize Heroin Worth Rs 5.07 Crore in Mizoram
Assam Rifles soldiers found heroin in Mizoram, near the border with Myanmar.
The heroin weighed 2.5 kilograms and was valued at about Rs 5.07 crore.
Two people, identified as Myanmar nationals, were arrested.
The drugs and the people were handed over to a local department for investigation and legal steps.
Earlier this week, Mizoram officials also destroyed drugs from cases that had been disposed of by courts.
Those drugs were valued at more than Rs 11.82 crore.
The destroyed drugs included heroin, ganja, methamphetamine tablets and other substances.
Officials say the border area is used for drug smuggling.
Assam Rifles seized 2.5 kg of heroin in Zote, Champhai district, near the India-Myanmar border.
Officials valued the heroin at approximately Rs 5.07 crore.
Two people identified as Myanmar nationals were arrested during the operation.
The drugs and the two individuals were handed to the Champhai Excise and Narcotics Department.
Separately, Mizoram authorities destroyed seized drugs worth more than Rs 11.82 crore earlier this week.
- Who
- Assam Rifles troops seized the heroin and arrested two people identified as Myanmar nationals.
- What
- They seized 2.5 kg of heroin valued at about Rs 5.07 crore.
- When
- The seizure was reported on Saturday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Zote in Champhai district, Mizoram, along the India-Myanmar border.
- Why
- The operation followed specific information and was part of efforts to curb drug smuggling.
- Heroin seized
- 2.5 kg
- Estimated value of seized heroin
- Rs 5.07 crore
- Arrests
- Two people identified as Myanmar nationals
- Operation location
- Zote, Champhai district, Mizoram
- Agency receiving suspects and drugs
- Champhai Excise and Narcotics Department
- Drugs destroyed separately
- More than Rs 11.82 crore worth, according to the article
- Border shared with Myanmar
- Around 910 km of unfenced international border is shared by six Mizoram districts and five Manipur districts