Assam: Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized In Hojai District, 1 Held

Guwahati: Brown Sugar worth Rs 1 crore was seized and a person was apprehended in Assam's Hojai district on Tuesday.

As per reports, acting on a tip-off, the police seized 983gm of brown sugar from a house in Lumding's South Hill Colony in the district.

The arrested person was identified as Deabash Hore.

According to police, Hore allegedly brought the drugs from Dimapur to Hojai by train with a motive of selling it.

Interestingly, on Monday, The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Monday seized opium worth Rs 1.4 crore and also apprehended two persons from Bihar in connection to the seizure.

The nabbed persons were identified as Abhyas Kumar and Sunil Kumar.

The GRP nabbed two persons after they were seen in a suspicious manner at Guwahati Railway Station.

Upon frisking them, the GRP recovered over 2 kilograms of opium from their undergarments.

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