15 gm heroin seized in Manipur

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

IMPHAL, Aug 26 - Police on Saturday arrested a person and recovered 15 gm of heroin from his possession near a town along Indo-Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district of Manipur.

The drugs were found in the possession of a 56-year-old man during an operation conducted at Prem Nagar locality at Moreh town yesterday, police said.

The value of the heroin is estimated at Rs 3 lakh in the international market. The operation was carried out to counter the rising number of drugs-related cross-border smuggling cases, they said. � PTI

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