Aizawl, March 12 -- At least 46 people, including 3 women, have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram during the 2024-2025 financial year until February 13, according to a report presented in the state legislature on Tuesday.

State Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar informed the legislature that a total of 1,884 people, including 230 females, have succumbed to substance abuse since 1984, when the first drug-related death from heroin was reported in the state.

Minister Hmar also revealed that various drugs had been seized by law enforcement agencies under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (ND&PS) Act from April 2024 to January 2025, including 34.15 kilograms of heroin, 34.18 kilograms of methamphetamine, 329.7 kilo...