Opium worth Rs 15.50 lakh seized

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

AIZAWL, Nov 3 - In the largest ever opium haul in the State, 15.4 kg of the contraband was seized by Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department in Bawngkawn area here, officials said today.

The contraband, allegedly smuggled from neighbouring Manipur, is worth around Rs 15.50 lakh in the local market, a department spokesperson said.

Lalramchuana Ralte (52) of Aizawl was arrested in this connection and booked under section 18 (B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. � PTI

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