Aizawl: Mizoram police arrested a 24-year-old man on October 21 after finding 1.45 kg of heroin in his vehicle. The stash is worth roughly Rs 2.91 crore. Officers pulled over a white car traveling from Manipur toward Aizawl during a random check near Kualmawi in the Keifang area at 5:40 a.m.
The search turned up 100 soap cases packed with the drugs. Authorities identified the driver as Thangminlun Baite, a resident of the Kangpokpi district in Manipur. They took him into custody on the spot. Officials said, "Further investigation is underway to identify other people allegedly involved in the drug trafficking network and establish the intended destination of the consignment." Detectives are now working to track the origin of the shipment.
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