Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Five Held as Heroin Worth Rs 5.8 Crore Seized
Security forces carried out several operations in Manipur and Mizoram.
They arrested five people in total.
Two were arrested after heroin was found in Churachandpur, Manipur.
Two others were arrested with heroin in Zokhawthar, Mizoram.
Another person was arrested in Aizawl with a pistol and ammunition.
Officials said the drugs may have come from Myanmar.
The border areas are difficult to monitor because parts of the border are unfenced.
Authorities said the operations were intended to stop drug and weapons smuggling.
Security forces seized 2.5 kg of suspected heroin worth about Rs 5 crore in Manipur’s Churachandpur district and arrested two people.
In Mizoram, 44 grams of suspected heroin valued at about Rs 8.8 lakh were recovered in Zokhawthar, with two suspected peddlers arrested.
A separate operation in Aizawl led to the arrest of one person and the recovery of a US-made .32-calibre pistol, magazine and three live rounds.
Officials said the suspected drugs were smuggled from Myanmar through border areas vulnerable to narcotics trafficking.
The report’s overall seizure estimate exceeds Rs 5.8 crore, while the itemized heroin values total approximately Rs 5.09 crore.
- Who
- Assam Rifles, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Manipur and Mizoram police, and five suspected offenders.
- What
- Authorities seized suspected heroin, a US-made .32-calibre pistol, a magazine and three live rounds, and arrested five people.
- When
- The Mizoram heroin operation took place on Sunday night; the other operations were reported on Monday.
- Where
- The seizures occurred in Churachandpur district, Manipur, and in Zokhawthar and Aizawl, Mizoram.
- Why
- Officials said the operations targeted narcotics trafficking and illegal arms possession in border areas.
- Total arrests
- Five people: two in Manipur, two in the Zokhawthar heroin case, and one in the Aizawl arms case.
- Manipur heroin seizure
- 2.5 kg of suspected heroin, valued at approximately Rs 5 crore.
- Zokhawthar heroin seizure
- 44 grams of suspected heroin, valued at approximately Rs 8.8 lakh.
- Arms recovered
- One US-made .32-calibre pistol, one magazine and three live rounds.
- Reported source
- Police said the seized drugs were suspected to have been smuggled from Myanmar.
- Border vulnerability
- Six Mizoram districts and five Manipur districts share around 910 km of unfenced international border with Myanmar.
- Value discrepancy
- The report states a total heroin seizure worth over Rs 5.8 crore, while its itemized values add up to about Rs 5.09 crore.