Aizawl: At least 5,525 people have been arrested in Mizoram from January to September this year, the state Excise and Narcotics department said.

The department seized various drugs and narcotics, including 41.432 kg of heroin, 229.890 kg of methamphetamine tablets, 48 kg of crystal meth, 198.853 kg of ganja (cannabis), and 1.193 kg of opium during the same period, it said.

It also seized 12,805 litres of Indian-made foreign liquor, 52,822 litres of country-made or locally brewed liquor, and 12,309 litres of beer, among others.

One hundred and nine vehicles used for transporting alcohol and drugs have also been confiscated during the same period, the department said.

Officials of the Excise department also arrested a 47-year-old man from Champhai for possessing 118.330 gm of heroin on

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