3 Nabbed With Drugs Worth Rs 4.50 Cr In Assam's Morigaon District

Morigaon: The Assam police on Friday nabbed three persons and seized a huge quantity of drugs worth Rs 4.50 crore from their possession here in Assam's Morigaon district.

The arrested accused were Basir Khan, Altaf Khan, and Jahiudul Ali.

"We have apprehended three persons and seized two trucks and a pick-up van. The seized trucks were coming from Manipur. Out of three apprehended persons, two are from Manipur," ANI quoted Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Morigaon district as saying.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Jagiroad police station in Morigaon district had frisked two trucks and a pick-up van at a petrol pump in the Jagiroad area on the early morning of Friday.

''The police team recovered 43 soap cases containing 567 grams of heroin from the trucks and pick-up van,'' he added.

Police have registered a case against the accused and initiated further actions accordingly.

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