Assam: 12 Crore Rupees' Worth Of Heroin Recovered In Karimganj

KARIMGANJ: At Karimganj on Friday night, Assam police made a significant catch, seizing a large quantity of illegal heroin valued at Rs 12 crore. Along the border between Assam and Mizoram, a Bolero car was seized. Based on precise information, the car that was intercepted was searched and found to contain up to 117 soap boxes that were packed with heroin.

Samil Uddin, the vehicle's driver, has been detained in connection with the incident. According to information obtained, the drugs were being trafficked into Bangladesh from Mizoram when they were discovered by the Karimganj police.

Another incident saw the police seizing four quintals or more of marijuana from a truck in Karimganj's Suraibari neighborhood. The ganja that was confiscated is said to have a market worth of Rs 8 lakh. The truck's driver and another passenger were detained in connection with the seizure.

In addition, Assam police on Monday night found a large quantity of heroin in a car in Karimganj.

Karimganj Police conducted an operation after receiving a tip, and at the Patharkandi police station's Ashimganj neighborhood, they stopped a car.

"During the operation, the car's driver escaped the area. 52 soap cases containing 676 grams of heroin were discovered during the search. The drugs that were seized are thought to have a market value of about Rs 5 crore "According to Karimganj district Additional Superintendent of Police Partha Pratim Das. He also added that the car was traveling from Mizoram's side in the direction of Patharkandi.

Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, recently made a statement while addressing a program for disposing of the drugs that had been collected at Barhampur in the Nagaon district "Between May 10 and July 15 of this year, drug seizures totaling Rs 163 crore were made. The annual value of the illicit drug trade in Assam would be at least Rs 5,000 crore if this represented, say, 20% of the drugs smuggled through the state "the minister added.

Sarma emphasized that the money used by addicts to obtain the drugs comes at the expense of family well-being and that the entire amount leaves Assam without being taxed or contributing to the state exchequer.

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