Cachar, July 20 -- Police seized 1.22 kg of heroin worth Rs 6.22 crore and arrested two persons in Assam's Cachar district, police said on Sunday.

Numal Mahatta, Senior Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, said that, based on credible intelligence on Saturday (July 19), Cachar police launched a special operation against the illegal transportation of narcotic substances at the Saptagram area under the jurisdiction of Dholai Police Station and intercepted one vehicle.

"The vehicle was coming from Churachandpur of Manipur, and the police team apprehended two persons, namely Michael Lairemruot of Churachandpur and Merina Neitinphal, wife of Michael Lairemruot of Churachandpur, Manipur. During a thorough search, the police team recov...