Guwahati, June 4 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Aizwal: In two significant anti-drug operations in Mizoram, authorities seized more than 1.5 kg of heroin valued at over Rs 3 crore and arrested five individuals, officials said on Wednesday. The seizures are being viewed as a major setback to cross-border narcotics trafficking networks operating in the region.

In the first operation, conducted on Tuesday, officials of the Excise and Narcotics Department, assisted by the Central Anti Drugs Squad (CADS) of the Central Young Mizo Association (YMA), intercepted a large heroin consignment at Sihphir Neihbawi near Aizawl.

The joint team recovered 971 grams of heroin packed in 67 soap cases and arrested four persons allegedly involved in transporting the co...