Heroin worth Rs 10.5 lakh seized, three held in Mizoram

Aizawl: The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department seized 282 gm of heroin from two places here, an official said on Tuesday. The spokesman said three persons were arrested by personnel of the anti-narcotics squad on Monday night for allegedly trafficking of the contraband worth Rs 10.5 lakh in the local market, from Myanmar. A person from neighbouring Manipur was also arrested by the officials at the same time for possession of 2.163 kg of Ganja (cannabis), he said. The accused were produced before a local court which remanded them to 14 days in judicial custody. (PTI)