Assam Police Seize Drugs Valued Over Rs 11 Crore in Cachar & Karbi Anglong Districts

Guwahati: Assam Police continued their anti-drug efforts by seizing drugs valued at more than Rs 11 crore in three different raids. 1.17 kg of suspected heroin valued at Rs 5.1 crore was seized from the Dighar Fulertol neighbourhood by Cachar Police in the first seizure.

In a separate operation, Cachar Police recovered 73.97 kg of ganja from Dhanehari, which is under the jurisdiction of Sonai Police Station, valued at Rs 38 lakh.

However, in Dillai Tiniali, Karbi Anglong Police intercepted a bus from a nearby state and confiscated 1.22 kilogrammes of suspected heroin valued at Rs 6 crore.The three anti-narcotic operations also resulted in the arrest of at least four individuals.

Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, meantime, congratulated the Assam Police on the successful operations on social media. On a post on X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Drugs haul worth over 211 crore. In three separate anti-narcotics operations carried out by units of @assampolice, @CacharPolice conducted an anti-narcotic op and seized 1.17 kg of suspected heroin worth 75.1 crore from Dighar Fulertol. @cacharpolice recovered 73.97 kg of Ganja worth 738 lakh from Dhanehari under Sonai PS @karbianglongpol intercepted a bus coming from a neighbourung State at Dillai Tiniali and seized 1.22 kg of suspected heroin worth 76 crore. Good job!"

In a separate incident on Monday, Marikolong Police in Nagaon apprehended a well-known drug dealer from the Dimaruguri neighbourhood and confiscated a significant amount of heroin from his hands.

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