The destruction of more than three kg of heroin, more than two quintal of ganja and other drugs were undertaken as part of the observance of the International Day Against Illicit Drug Trafficking.
The day was observed in Aizawl and other district headquarters in the functions organised by the state excise and narcotics department.
Meanwhile, the excise and narcotic department officials seized 22 kilograms of ganja reportedly smuggled from neighbouring Manipur yesterday at the Environment and Forests check-gate at Zemabawk near Aizawl.