Assam: Sizeable Consignment of Narcotics Captured by Assam Police

TINSUKIA: A recent operation by a team from Assam Police led to the capture of a sizeable consignment of contraband narcotics in the city. The operation took place in the Tinsukia district of the state.

The operation was carried out based on specific information by a team from the Kakopothar police station. And they were able to recover a total of 700 grams of heroin concealed in a total 57 containers. According to reports, the contraband was being taken from Dimapur in Nagaland to Arunachal Pradesh via Assam when it was seized by the police team

The narcotics were hidden in a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dezire vehicle bearing registration number AS 04 P 7010. Another Maruti Suzuki Alto vehicle with registration number AS 01 BV 3092 was also seized in relation to this incident by the police team. They were also able to apprehend a total of three suspected peddlers of such narcotics during this operation. Their identities have been revealed by the authorities as Chiflu Ahmed, Maruf Ahmed and Abidul Haque. All of them belong to the Karimganj District of the state.

The police has also mentioned that the seized narcotics can be valued at around Rs 1 Cr 40 Lakhs.

A team of the Central Guwahati Police District (CGPD) from Noonmati Police Station arrested Bikram Singha, alias Tiku, of Narengi Housing Colony. The team caught him with five vials containing 2.40 g of suspected heroin and 27 pouches of ganja weighing 86.87 g from the Sector 3 flyover. On the other hand, a team of the Central Guwahati Police District (CGPD) of Fancy Bazar outpost under Panbazar Police Station arrested two drug peddlers identified as Ajibur Rahman and Kurban Ali, both hailing from Chaygaon. The team seized three soap boxes containing 34 g of suspected brown sugar from their possession.

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