Aizawl: Police in Saitual district, bordering Manipur, seized 1.457 kg of heroin worth around Rs 2.914 crore at Keifang town and arrested a 24-year-old man from Manipur, Mizoram inspector general of police (IGP) and chief public relations officer H Ramthlengliana said on Wednesday.The IGP said a special team of the Saitual district police conducted random checks as part of its ongoing enforcement drive at the Kualmawi locality in Keifang town on Tuesday.The team intercepted a white car bearing an Assam registration number at 5.40 am. The vehicle was travelling from Manipur towards Aizawl and was driven by Thangminlun Baite of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, Ramthlengliana said.Acting on suspicion that the vehicle was transporting illegal contraband, the police conducted a detailed search in the presence of independent witnesses. They seized 100 soap cases containing heroin, weighing a total of 1.457 kg and an estimated value of Rs 2.914 crore, the IGP said.The driver was arrested on the spot. Further investigation is underway to establish the drug network’s forward and backward linkages.Enforcement agencies said Champhai district, which borders Myanmar, remains the main route for drug trafficking from the Golden Triangle through Myanmar. However, increasing quantities of drugs are now being trafficked through Manipur following the Mizoram govt’s crackdown on drugs under ‘Operation Jericho’, launched on Sept 1, 2025.
