Assam Rifles seized heroin, illegal foreign-origin cigarettes in Mizoram

MIZORAM : The Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 11 hongs of Heroin No. 4 and 92 Cases of foreign-origin cigarettes with a total cost of Rs 2.07 crore in the general area of Zote and Zokhawthar Champhai on Friday. Both operations were carried out by a team of Assam Rifles based on specific information. The seized item was recovered from a black polythene bag hidden in Gen Area Zote, and in the other operation, 92 cases of foreign-origin cigarettes were recovered from Gen Area Zokhawthar. The items are handed over to the Excise and Narcotics Department in Champhai and LCS Zokhawthar for further legal proceedings, stated a press release.

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