• February 16, 2025 8:54 pm

ASSAM RIFLES AND EXCISE AND NARCOTICS, ANTI-NARCOTICS SQUAD, AIZAWL RECOVERED 15 SOAP CASES (188 GM) HEROIN NO. 04 WORTH RS 94,00,000/- IN GENERAL AREA ZONUAM MINECO ROAD ZONUAM THLANMUAL THLANG AND APPREHENDED ONE INDIVIDUAL

In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, *Assam Rifles*, along with Excise and Narcotics, Anti-Narcotics Squad, Aizawl recovered 15 soap cases (188 gm) Heroin No. 04, Costing Rs 94,00,000/- in General Area Zonuam Mineco Road Zonuam Thlanmual Thlang and apprehended one individual on 02 December 2023.

The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Excise and Narcotics, Anti-Narcotics Squad, Aizawl based on specific information.

Approximate cost of the recovered 15 soap cases (188 gm) Heroin No. 04, Costing Rs 94,00,000/- (Rupees ninety four lakhs only). The recovered consignment and apprehended individual was handed over to Excise and Narcotics, Anti-Narcotics Squad, Aizawl on 02 December 2023 for further legal proceedings.

Ongoing smuggling of illegal drugs is a major cause of concern for the state of Mizoram and India. Due to drugs, *every year an average of 47 and 745 people lose their lives in Mizoram and all over India* respectively. Assam Rifles, rightly christened as the ‘Sentinels of Northeast’ have continued their efforts against illegal drug trafficking and has also doubled its efforts to nab the kingpins of the drug racket in Mizoram.

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