Arrested drug peddler. Image: Northeast Now

Officials of the Mizoram excise and narcotics department seized 78.32 grams of heroin and arrested a peddler in Champhai on Tuesday.

In a statement issued by the excise department, it was informed that the operation was carried out in collaboration with volunteers of Zotlang village level task force.

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โ€œThe contraband worth over Rs 1.8 lakh in the local market was smuggled from Myanmar,โ€ the statement added.

โ€œOne MaxiCab used for transporting the contraband was also seized by the department,โ€ the statement added.

The accused has been identified as one Lalremthanga- a resident of Zokhawthar village on the Mizoram-Myanmar border.

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He was booked under the relevant section of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (ND&PS) Act, 1985, the statement added.