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Assam Police foil interstate drug peddling bid, arrest four
GUWAHATI — Assam Police have seized a huge cache of narcotic substances worth INR 6 crore from a vehicle coming from the neighbouring state of Manipur, officials said on Wednesday.
At least four persons were arrested on the charges of drug peddling.
A senior police officer said that based on earlier input, they received information about a vehicle coming from Manipur carrying narcotic substances.
The police intercepted the vehicle in the Amingaon area at the outskirts of Guwahati.
Based on a secret information,A team led by Addl SP(HQ) Kamrup/STF recovered 36 kgs opium from a Bolero pick up coming from Manipur at Amingaon. The contraband was concealed in hidden chambers. Four peddlers apprehended.@assampolice @CMOfficeAssam @gpsinghips @HardiSpeaks pic.twitter.com/zuP09uyCwF
— Kamrup Police (@KamrupPolice) November 8, 2023
Upon checking the vehicle, narcotics were found stored and concealed in secret compartments and chambers in the vehicle.
The same were cut open and 36 packets of opium weighing 36 kgs in total were recovered, the officer added.
According to the police, the international market value of seized drugs must be around INR 6 crore.
The four arrested persons have been identified as Safiqul Ali, Mamtul Ali, Raju Ajli and Ainul Haque.
All of them hail from different parts of Assam.
The police have been interrogating the arrested persons.
Meanwhile, the Assam Chief Minister lauded the effort of police in a post on X. “Acting on a tip off, @STFAssam intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighbouring state and recovered 36 kg of opium hidden in a secret chamber of the vehicle. Four persons were apprehended in this connection,” he posted.
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