Guwahati: In the ongoing war against drugs, Assam Police seized a huge amount of drugs in Karbi Anglong district worth Rs 3 crore.
According to reports, two smugglers were arrested in connection to the seizure.
In response to intelligence, a team from the Karbi Anglong police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jointly set up a Naka checking in the Lahorijan area close to Bokajan on Wednesday night. They then stopped the vehicle with the registration number “AS-11DC-4350.”
“On being thorough search of the vehicle, the police team recovered a total of 45 soap cases containing 529.36 grams of heroin. The heroin packets were hidden inside the spare tyre of the vehicle. We have arrested two persons from Manipur. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 3 crore,” said John Das, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Bokajan.
The arrested drug smugglers have been identified as Th Boby (21 years old) and Pusham Abdul Hasim (26 years old).
In two separate investigations earlier this month in Karimganj and Guwahati, the police made significant drug seizures and detained one woman.
In the first operation, the Karimganj district police in the Badarpur region confiscated 110 packages of Yaba tablets worth Rs 10 lakh.
“When we reached the spot, a drug peddler named Dilwar Hussain noticed the police team and ran away from the area by throwing a bag. We found 110 packets of Yaba tablets in the bag and also conducted a search operation at his house. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 10 lakh,” a police official said.
In another operation, a team from Hatigaon police conducted a raid at a rented house in the area and seized 69 soap cases filled with suspected to be heroin, cash of Rs 7,56,680, four mobile phones and one vehicle from the house. A woman was arrested in connection to the seizure.