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GUWAHATI — Assam Police foiled an interstate drug peddling attempt and seized narcotic substances worth INR 5 crore in Karbi Anglong district, officials said on Sunday, adding that a person was arrested on the charges of drug peddling.
According to police, the consignment of drugs was coming from Manipur.
A senior police officer said that the security personnel stopped a car on Saturday night near the Lahorijan outpost area of the district after receiving a tip.
Superintendent of Police Sanjib Kumar Saikia stated, "After a thorough search of the vehicle, we recovered a huge quantity of drugs and arrested one peddler, who is from Manipur."
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the police operation and stated in a post on ‘X’ that they had found 50 soap boxes that held 637.28 grams of heroin.
He wrote, “As part of our ongoing #AssamAgainstDrugs campaign, Karbi Anglong police intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighbouring state and recovered 637.28 gms of heroin contained in 50 soap boxes. The driver has been apprehended in this regard.”
As part of our ongoing #AssamAgainstDrugs campaign, @karbianglongpol intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighbouring State and recovered 637.28 gms of heroin contained in 50 soap boxes.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 28, 2023
The driver has been apprehended in this regard.
Good job @assampolice! pic.twitter.com/n25Qhc5AgP
According to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) guidelines, the total value of the drugs that were seized will be around INR 5 crore, according to a top Assam Police official.
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