GUWAHATI: Assam Police seized 304 gms of heroin and apprehended three peddlers from Chhaygaon in the Kamrup district of Assam.
The accused have been identified as Jakir Hussain, Muzamil Haq and Hafizur Rahman.
The operation was carried out jointly by Kamrup police under deputy superintendent of police Kalyan Kr. Pathak, and city police under sub-inspector (UB) Kapil Pathak, under the supervision of the joint commissioner of Guwahati police Partha Sarathi Mahanta.
Further, Police informed that a joint operation was carried out after it received information regarding the supply of narcotics by a Goalpara-based cartel to various parts of the city including South Kamrup.
Earlier, Assam Police seized around a half kg of heroin and 1.5 lakh Yaba tablets on the Cachar border on Thursday.
The police have also arrested two persons from neighbouring states in connection with the seizure. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma applauded the authorities and the police officials.
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