Drugs worth ₹1.5 cr hidden in soap cases seized in Mizoram, 2 held

Two women were arrested after heroin worth ₹1.53 crore was seized from their possession from Vengthlang area in Mizoram's Aizawl. Assam Rifles and Special Narcotics police station in Aizawl carried out a joint operation and seized drugs from two peddlers aged 28 and 26 years, Assam Rifles said in a statement, adding the heroin was concealed in 22 soap cases.