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Aizawl: Authorities arrested two men after seizing 6.87 kg of opium near the India-Myanmar border. The bust went down Friday in Siaha district's Niawhtlang village. The Excise and Narcotics Department teamed up with volunteers from Mara and Lai community organizations to stop the shipment.
Police identified the suspects as 40-year-old Lesa from Zesaw village in Myanmar's Chin state and 41-year-old Chungnuamthanga from Niawhtlang. Officers confirmed the drugs came from Mindat, located in the same Chin state. Investigators claim the suspects planned to move the opium into Lawngtlai district for local distribution. Officials stated, "The accused have been booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act."
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