Guwahati, April 28 -- Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) of Mizoram seized 1,800 kilograms of banned single-use plastic on Saturday.

The operation, which involved the Aizawl Superintendent of Police, the Mizoram Pollution Control Board, and the Bethlehem Local Council, led to the confiscation of these banned materials.

Authorities identified the seized items as mostly polythene bags that did not meet the 120-micron thickness requirement set by the Central Pollution Control Board.

Further investigation revealed that the banned plastic was illegally imported from Myanmar by YB Lian, a resident of the Bethlehem area.

"These seized items violate the national plastic ban and will incur penalties," AMC officials confirmed. They added that Y...