Assam: Drugs worth over Rs 5 crore coming from Manipur seized,1 arrested
Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the vehicle at the Lahorijan outpost area on Saturday night.
GUWAHATI- Heroin worth more than Rs 5 crore was seized while being transported from Manipur in Karbi Anglong district of Assam and one person was arrested, police said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the vehicle at the Lahorijan outpost area on Saturday night.
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“After a thorough search of the vehicle, we recovered a huge quantity of drugs, and arrested one peddler, who hails from Manipur,” Superintendent of Police Sanjib Kumar Saikia told news agency PTI.
Hailing the police operation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a post on X said that the police recovered 50 soap boxes, containing 637.28 grams of heroin.
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“As part of our ongoing Assam Against Drugs campaign, @karbianglongpol intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighbouring State and recovered 637.28 gms of heroin contained in 50 soap boxes. Good job @assampolice,” Sarma posted on X.
When contacted, a senior Assam Police official said that the total value of the seized drugs will be nearly Rs 5.1 crore as per Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) standards.
