Assam: Heroin Worth Over Rs 4 Crore Seized, One Arrested
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-06-26 12:00 GMT
Guwahati: Heroin worth Rs 4.5 crore was seized and a person arrested during an operation in Assam's Cachar district on Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Acting on specific inputs, an anti-narcotics operation was conducted by the Special Task Force and Cachar Police.
The security forces intercepted a vehicle traveling from neighboring Mizoram in Silchar and during its search, 900 gm of heroin was recovered and a person apprehended.
"In a successful anti-narcotics operation carried out by @STFAssam and @cacharpolice, a vehicle was intercepted at Silchar and 900gms of heroin valued at Rs 4.5cr was recovered. The heroin was being transported from a neighboring state and one person has been apprehended in this regard," Sarma said on X.
In a successful anti-narcotics operation carried out by @STFAssam and @cacharpolice, a vehicle was intercepted at Silchar and 900gms of heroin valued at ₹4.5cr was recovered.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 26, 2024
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