Aizawl: A Myanmar national has been arrested in east Mizoram’s Champhai district for possessing heroin worth Rs. 1.77 crore during a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Mizoram police, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Assam Rifles troops in coordination with the state police launched an ambush near a crossing point along the Indo-Myanmar border in Champhai district on Saturday, the statement said.
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The joint team intercepted the accused while crossing Tiau river, which divides India and Myanmar, to enter Mizoram, and a thorough checking of him led to the recovery of 237 grams of heroin worth Rs. 1.77 crore from his possession, it said.
The accused has been identified as Vanlalmara, 42, a resident of Tahan in Myanmar, it said.
In a separate operation, Assam Rifles personnel also recovered 122 detonators, 94 gelatin sticks, 8 meters of safety fuse, and one 12-bore rifle and ammunition in the Siaha district in the southern part of the state on Sunday, the paramilitary force said in another statement.
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One person was apprehended for possessing the firearm and explosives, it said.