Wild Yam worth Rs 2.4 lakh seized

Aizawl, Jun 13 (PTI) Mizoram Police seized Rs 2.4 lakh worth of wild yam, a valuable forest product in Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai district and arrested a resident of Champhai town, delayed police report reaching here today said.

Police said that the wild yam locally known as 'Naufadawntuai' used to be collected from many places in the state and smuggled to Myanmar as it has medicinal values.

The wild yam was sold at Rs 800 a kg or 16,000 kyats (Myanmarese currency) and Saturday's seizure was 300 kg, police said.