Saitual, Oct 21: A 24-year-old man from Manipur was arrested in Mizoram’s Saitual district with heroin worth around Rs 2.91 crore, police said on Wednesday.
A white car was intercepted at Kualmawi in the Keifang area around 5.40 am on Tuesday during a random checking drive, they said.
The vehicle was travelling from Manipur towards Aizawl when it was stopped, they added.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 100 soap cases containing 1.45 kg of heroin, valued at Rs 2.91 crore, police said.
The driver, identified as Thangminlun Baite of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, was arrested, they said.
Further investigation is underway to identify others involved in the racket and where the drugs were headed, they added. (PTI)
