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MARGHERITA: Margherita Police today achieved a major success in an anti-drugs operation, arresting 3 notorious drug peddlers along with banned contraband.
In a significant blow to the ongoing rampant illicit drugs trade at various places under Margherita Co-District, Margherita Police were able to arrest three drug peddlers in the afternoon hours and seized a total of 16.96 grams of drugs and heroin in a joint operation conducted in the Hillview and Bargolai, Bashbari area of Margherita.
The raid against drugs was led by Margherita Police Station Officer-in-Charge Protap Gogoi, who launched a crackdown on the drug peddlers, resulting in the arrest of Jiten Gwala from Hillview, Margherita, while Sofikul Ali and Naziruddin Ali were arrested from Bargolai, Bashbari. The nabbed drug peddler Jiten Gwala is a resident of Ulup while Sofikul Ali and Naziruddin Ali are residents of Maulang, Ledo under Margherita Police Station.
Margherita Police seized 8.11 grams of drugs from Jiten Gogoi and 8.85 grams of suspected heroin from Sofikul Ali and Naziruddin Ali, making it a total weight of 16.96 grams of banned contraband. The local residents of these areas have expressed satisfaction with the police operation, which is seen as a significant step towards curbing the menace of drug trafficking in the area.
Protap Gogoi said, “Based on a tip of information, we have been able to catch three notorious drug peddlers along with banned contraband from Hillview and Bargolai, Bashbari. Our anti-drugs operation shall continue and we are committed to make Margherita a drug-free region.
The arrested individuals will be produced in Margherita Sub Divisional Magistrate Court. Further investigation is underway to uncover the larger network of drug peddlers operating in the region for many years.
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