Myanmarese woman held with heroin in Mizoram

PTI AIZAWL, NOVEMBER 26 A 43-year-old Myanmarese woman was arrested here with 109 grams of heroin worth around Rs 3.5 lakh in the local market, Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department said today. The contraband was seized from one Sangneihi hailing from Khawpuar village in Myanmar last night. She had come to Melbuk in Champhai district in Mizoram, spokesman of the department Peter Zohmingthanga said. He said the seized contraband was worth around Rs 3.5 lakh in the local market and the accused stated that she had smuggled the drug from Myanmar.