STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Acting on an intelligence input, a team from Basistha PS intercepted a truck (AS01MC5315) at Lalmati Naka early on Thursday morning and foiled a urea smuggling attempt. Police arrested a person named Sulaman Miya (33) of Tarabari, Barpeta. Police seized 80 bags of urea (Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jana Urvarak Pariyojana), 10 bags of potatoes (used for concealment) and a tarpaulin sheet. The accused confessed to smuggling government-subsidised urea. Legal action initiated.
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