Drug seizure continues in Karbi Anglong; heroin worth Rs 8 crore seized

A CORRESPONDENT

BOKAJAN: Despite the continuous crackdown by Karbi Anglong police, persistent smuggling of drugs through an intricate network and innovative ways continue unaffected along this part of the Assam-Nagaland border. Drug smugglers have now changed strategies and have developed new tactics to smuggle drugs into Assam to avoid the gaze of the security forces.

In one such attempt, the Bokajan police on Friday, foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of heroin by crossing the Dhansiri River which serves as a border between Assam and Nagaland. Two youths, identified as Vikato Yepthomi (21) and Hitoho Sumi (34), have been arrested in this connection. Both are residents of Dimapur in Nagaland.

"Based on specific information, we arrested two youths from the Gharialdubi area of Bokajan while trying to smuggle 1 kg heroin into Assam from Dimapur by crossing the Dhansiri River near Bokajan. The drugs were packed inside 85 soap cases and are worth approximately Rs 8 crore in the black market," John Das, SDPO, Bokajan, informed.

"We learnt about this new tactic of smuggling drugs while interrogating a drug smuggler who was arrested recently and accordingly we engaged a source in the area which resulted in today's recovery," the SDPO added.

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