Assam Rifles, in conjunction with Mizoram police, conducted two separate operations resulting in the seizure of heroin and foreign cigarettes valued at over Rs 4.34 crore, as per a statement by the paramilitary force.
Based on intelligence, the combined team conducted a joint operation in the Falkland area of Aizawl, seizing 598 grams of heroin.
Two individuals, including a resident of Manipur, were apprehended for possession of the heroin valued at Rs 4.18 crore.
In a subsequent operation, Assam Rifles intercepted 22,000 packets of foreign cigarettes worth Rs 16 lakh, smuggled from Myanmar, at Lungpuk village in Siaha district of south Mizoram.