Assam: Nagaon Police Recovers Heroin Worth Rs 20 Crore, One Nabbed

GUWAHATI: On March 5, during a late-night raid at Jakhalabandha in Kaliabor, 18 kg of heroin were found, marking yet another significant victory for the Nagaon police in their fight against drugs.

According to sources, a Honda City sedan was used to transport the drugs from Nagaland.

Rupjyoti Kalita, assistant superintendent of police of Nagaon police's crime branch, Rupam Bordoloi, and Pawan Kalita, in-charge of Jakhalabandha, led the operation that resulted in the narcotics seizures.

The Honda City's driver has also been detained by police. His identity has not yet been made public. The smuggled items are believed to be worth Rs 20 crore as per the international market.

Before this, on March 4, a crew from the Bongaigaon Railway Police stopped the Brahmaputra Mail, which was travelling to Delhi, and confiscated a shipment of cocaine worth around Rs 1.72 crore.

A team of Bongaigaon Railway Police stormed the train as it was coming to a stop at the station using information from Gajraj Intelligence, and they were successful in removing a bag containing drugs from the public compartment.

During the search operation, a bag containing 170 grammes of suspected heroin and 8000 Yaba tablets was found in the train's general compartment.

GRP Bongaigaon has registered a FIR under the pertinent IPC sections.

In the Karbi Anglong area of Assam, the Assam Police saved two gibbons and detained two people in connection with this.

Police made the recovery after intercepting a truck in the Bokajan area. The truck was allegedly unlawfully transporting the threatened species from Manipur through Karbi Anglong, according to the authorities.

The truck that was confiscated has the licence plate AS-01 PC-3927. In the meantime, police detained two people in relation to the incident.

Mohammad Waris and Naowa Meitei, both Imphal locals, are the two smugglers who have been detained.

The gibbons were turned over to the forest department, according to information provided by the police.

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