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Assam: Suspected Narcotics Peddler Apprehended

Sentinel Digital Desk

RAHA: Raha Police has been able to seize a consignment of narcotics from the possession of a suspected narcotics peddler on Thursday. The police team also arrested the suspect in relation to the incident.

Taking prompt action based on a tip-off, a team from Raha police was able to seize a total of 65 containers filled with narcotics. The consignment was seized from a man in front of the Raha police station and the person was later identified as one Tapazul Haque, who is a resident of Kakatigaon village which falls under the Kampur Police station.

The police team mentioned that the seized containers contained 12.15 grams of heroin and was valued at several lakhs of rupees and the peddler was on his way to deliver the same to a location near Kakatigaon after picking up the same from the Dhing locality of Nagaon. The police team also registered a complaint regarding the incident and started an investigation into the same.

In a similar incident, carrying out an operation against the proliferation of narcotics in the region, Kheroni Police was able to apprehend a constable of the Government Railway Police on the grounds of peddling drugs. Along with the rest of the state, Kheroni police have also tightened security to prevent the supply and consumption of narcotics in the region. In this context, a police team apprehended one Sanjay Das working as a constable with the Government Railway Police.

The police team had earlier arrested a narcotics smuggler named Sushil Ghosh from the Kheroni region. Based on the intel provided, they later arrested the constable from the Hojai Railway station. It is important to note that Kheroni Police had arrested Sushil Ghosh a day before. 300 gms of ganja, 98 containers filled with narcotics, 2 mobile phones and two soap boxes and a total of Rs 14950 in cash. Meanwhile, the local police have registered a case regarding the incident and started an investigation into the matter.

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