Acting on specific information, a joint team comprising the Assam Rifles, Zokhawthar, and Champhai Customs Preventive Force conducted successful operations.
Assam rifles (Photo:ANI)
Assam Rifles in a coordinated effort with the state police, and Customs Preventive Force, seized 139 grams of Heroin valued at Rs 97.30 lakh, and confiscated 20 cases of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 26 lakh in another operation in MIzoram.
Acting on specific information, a joint team comprising the Assam Rifles, Zokhawthar, and Champhai Customs Preventive Force conducted successful operations. The entire haul, consisting of Heroin and foreign-origin cigarettes valued at Rs 1,23,30,000, was recovered during these operations in Champhai district on January 8.
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The search spanned across Crossing Point I, Zokhawthar, and Jail Veng, Champhai, leading to the confiscation of the entire consignment.
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Two individuals were arrested in connection to this incident and subsequently handed over to the Zokhawthar Police Department and Customs Preventive Force in Champhai for further proceedings.
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