Heroin worth Rs 13.8 crore seized; two arrested by Tripura Police

 AGARTALA: In one of the single largest seizures of drugs in the state, Tripura Police has arrested two persons with over three kg heroin, valued at Rs 13.8 crore in the international market, from Ambassa area in Dhalai district. The two accused have been identified as Mahabul Alam and Piklu Bhowmik, and the heroin was allegedly hidden inside the accused’s vehicle in an improvised cloth bag, a police official said on Thursday. “One Mahindra Thar TR01 BU 0234 was intercepted by Ambassa PS at Naka Point. Searching the vehicle, 300 cases of heroin weighing 3.415 Kg and having a market value of approx. Rs 13.8 crore were recovered hidden inside the vehicle in an improvised cloth bag. This is one of the biggest recoveries ever made in Tripura. Two people on board, Mahabul Alam and Piklu Bhowmik, were arrested. A specific case has been registered,” said the police official.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has praised the Tripura Police for their commitment to ending the drug menace in the state. “Tripura Police & other security agencies have been continuously working towards the goal of making Tripura drug-free.” In a remarkable achievement today, Dhalai district police, during an anti-narcotics drive, seized contraband items worth about Rs 14 crore from a vehicle & arrested two persons in this connection. This is the single biggest seizure of drugs in the state. Such efforts highlight the Police’s commitment to end the drug menace,” he said in a tweet.

Tripura police, in a release, further said, “Dhalai police has been relentlessly striving for an anti-narcotics drive. Only this year, on two different occasions, 3.5 KG of heroin at Ganganagar PS and 2.9 KG of heroin at Kamalpur PS have been recovered. Apart from that, about 2500 KG of cannabis have been recovered till now. In the previous year too, Dhalai police made remarkable achievements in cannabis recovery and seized about 15000 KG of cannabis when 60 NDPS cases were registered and 110 drug smugglers were arrested. During the last one year, in four specific cases, the accused were convicted for a maximum of 10 years and a minimum of 6 years imprisonment.”

Under the banner of Operation Sanjeevani, Dhalai police have launched a war against drugs and aspire to achieve the goal with cooperation from all sections of society,” police added. (ANI)

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