Drug peddlers apprehended in Biswanath

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JAMUGURIHAT: A couple, Mokib Ahmed and Ruksar Khatun, resident of Charaijonia village under Sootea PS have been apprehended by a team of Biswanath police in connection to drug peddling. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Biswanath police in collaboration with a police team from Itakhola outpost managed to apprehend drug peddlers from Chengamari area on Sunday evening.

According to the information, the Biswanath police got secret information that Mokib would go to Itakhola to sell heroin via Chengamari, to the north of Sootea. Accordingly, the Itakhola police was asked to patrol at Chengamari area to catch Mokib red handedly.

As Mokib and his wife was on the way to Itakhola through Chengamari, the police team managed to apprehend Mokib along with his wife Ruksar and recovered 33 vials of heroin. Ruksar sustained minor injury when the vehicle fell into the mud. Talking to the mediapersons, Sourav Saikia, ASP Biswanath said, "All the drug peddlers of Biswanath area will be nabbed." Notably, Mokib was released on bail just four days ago. He was also arrested in connection to drug peddling prior to this.

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