Guwahati: In a midst of Bihu festivals, the Kamrup Police has got major success in its crackdown against drugs and police seized a huge number of drugs from Jirighat area in Cachar district of Assam on Thursday.
The police confiscated drugs worth Rs 42 crores, including 0.5 kg of Heroin and 1.5 lakh Yaba tablets.
Under the leadership of Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) Partha Sarathi Mahanta, the interstate narcotics network was disrupted in search operations.
Maenwhile, three drug traffickers have been apprehended in connection with the case. Out of the three smugglers, Fero Khan and Elias Khan are residents of bordering state Manipur. On the other hand, one smuggler named Sddam alias Saminul Haque is a resident of Koch Behar.
A truck bearing registration number MN-07-C-3594 has also seized from the trio’s possession.
Sharing the news on Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded the Assam police for the massive success and said, “In an operation led by JCP Partha Mahanta and DSP Kalyan Pathak, another interstate drug network has been busted. Two accused from other states have been apprenhended at Cachar border. 0.5 kg Heroin & 1.5 lakh Ya ba tablets seized.”
In an operation led by JCP Partha Mahanta and DSP Kalyan Pathak, another interstate drug network has been busted. Two accused from other states have been apprenhended at Cachar border.
0.5 kg Heroin & 1.5 lakh Ya ba tablets seized.
Good job @assampolice 👏 pic.twitter.com/x3IZzGYe7s
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 14, 2022