AIZAWL, Dec 21 � Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officials have seized two smuggled Chinese-made 9 mm pistols and 28 grams of heroin in the State separately, a department spokesman said.
In a joint operation, department officials along with personnel of Assam Rifles and the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau Friday night seized the pistols at Zokhawthar, a hamlet along Mizoram Myanmar border.
The spokesman said two Myanmarese nationals, Gintunmung and Gintheihthang, were arrested in connection with the seizure.
In another case, Excise and Narcotics department officials seized 28 gram of heroin in Aizawl last night and arrested G Thangkhuma (28) in this connection.
Meanwhile, Two women were arrested on the charge of carrying 66.5 grams of heroin from separate areas in Mizoram, an official of the Excise and Narcotics department said.
While 34.5 grams of heroin were seized allegedly from Lalngaihawmi (48) from Thuampui locality on Thursday, 32 grams allegedly from Lalbiakmawii (40) from Chanmari West on Friday, Excise and Narcotics department spokesman Peter Zohmingthanga said.
The contraband was believed to have been smuggled from Myanmar via Champhai district, the spokesman said, adding that the two women were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. � PTI