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TINSUKIA: A strong police team led by Margherita SDPO Puna Gogoi assisted by SI Apurba Das of Bordumsa PS in Tinsukia district raided several opium dens in Kathalguri village close to the Assam-Arunachal border on Saturday night and busted a hideout, the house of which belonged to Rongeswar Moran and recovered 25.80 grams of heroin and other incriminating items. The raiding party also arrested 6 persons consuming drugs at the site. They have been identified as Suraj Moran (24) son of Rongeswar Moran, Hemanta Modoi (40), Papul Chetia (22), Rakhesh Mahanta (27), Bimal Gohain (21) and Arabinda Khatowal (30). All hail from Ritukathalguri of Bodumsa.
In another operation, the Digboi police acting on a tip-off conducted a raid in the house of Jibon Dutta of Ramnagar Digboi and recovered 13 grams of suspected heroin from his possession, thus Tinsukia police in a day's operation seized 38.8 grams of heroin from different locations.