Mizoram, Jan 30: A joint team of Assam Rifles and Customs Department personnel arrested a Myanmarese national and seized heroin worth Rs 29.60 lakh at Champhai district, in Mizoram, an official said.
They seized the contraband during a joint operation at Zote village in Champhai district.
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In another incident, the Assam Rifles and Customs Department personnel also seized 240 bags of areca nuts worth Rs 40.32 lakh in the Tlangsam-Ruantlang area in Champhai district and arrested one individual.
According to the officials, the areca nuts were smuggled from Myanmar.
