Assam: In a significant breakthrough, the South Salmara-Mankachar district police have confiscated the largest heroin consignment in the region’s history.
The operation, based on secret intelligence, was led by Additional Superintendent of Police (HQ) Pratap Das, Deputy SP Anshul Sarma, and the Officer-in-Charge of Mankachar Police Station, along with other officials.
On the night of January 21, 2025, a raid was conducted at a residence in Kathalbari, under Mankachar Police Station.
The operation uncovered 252 grams of heroin, hidden in 23 soap cases and concealed within a ceiling compartment of the house owned by 36-year-old Nur Islam.
The heroin, wrapped in black plastic bags and stored in a carton, is estimated to be worth Rs 2 crore in the black market.
While Mulukjan Nessa, 30, the wife of Nur Islam, was arrested at the scene, her husband managed to escape. Authorities have launched a search operation to apprehend him.
n addition to the drugs, police seized two smartphones and documents linked to Nur Islam.
The seizure was documented via videography in the presence of independent witnesses.
A formal FIR has been filed under Mankachar PS GDE No. 21 (Dated: 21-01-2025), and further legal actions are underway. This operation underscores the police’s firm stance in tackling drug trafficking in the region.
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