Narcotics worth Rs 16 crore recovered, two arrested in Karbi Anglong district

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BOKAJAN: In yet another successful operation against drug trafficking, Police in Karbi Anglong recovered 4.1 kilograms of drugs worth Rs 16 crore in two separate operations in Karbi Anglong district bordering Nagaland on Monday. In the first operation, the police recovered 104.63 grams of heroin worth Rs 1 crore from the Lahorijan area along Assam-Nagaland border late Sunday night.

“Acting on a secret information, the Dillai Police accompanied by CRPF personnel conducted a checking of vehicles coming from Nagaland and accordingly, at about 9:30 pm, one white colour Maruti Alto 800 car bearing registration number AS 15S 4306 was intercepted and on search of the vehicle, our police team recovered 9 plastic containers stuffed with Heroin weighing approximately 104.63 grams from the vehicle. The contraband was kept concealed in the front dashboard and gear cover of the vehicle,” said a senior police official.

The driver namely Md. Nur Hussain (24), son of Md.Nur Islam a resident of Kahibari Pam under Baghbor Police Station, Barpeta and Md. Junab Ali (27), son of Md.Samad Ali, a resident of Sunbari Kalapani Bazar under Gubordhona Police Station in Baksa district, were arrested.

After on-spot interrogation of the driver, it was revealed that the contraband was brought from Dimapur and supposed to be delivered at Barpeta. In another operation, 5 kilograms of suspected brown sugar was recovered from a person near C20 CRPF Camp in Bokajan on Monday.

Acting on a specific information, a special Naka was set up infront of C20 CRPF Camp, Bokajan and at about 3pm, one suspected person was seen getting down from a bus with bags and on thoroughly searching the bags, a total of 5 kg suspected brown sugar was recovered from his possession.

The arrested person has been identified as 55-year-old Sunil Kumar of Kagji Mahalla village under Siwan Police Station in Bihar. Bokajan has become a major transit route for drug trafficking from the infamous Golden triangle to Assam and other parts of the country. The trafficking of drugs is on the rise even as the police and several other central agencies have taken a bold step to check the smuggling of drugs to Assam and other parts of the country.

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