Dreaded drug peddler arrested in Dibrugarh

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

DIBRUGARH: Police arrested Raja Ali, a dreaded drug peddler and a close associate of drugs mafioso Elahi Seikh, in the wee hours of Thursday from his father-in-law's house at Kalibari. The police recovered 15 grams heroine and 51 grams brown sugar, a mobile handset and a small weight machine from arrested Raja Ali's possession.

According to police, Raja had slipped arrest during the police raid on his residence last month. Police arrested some of his accomplices and recovered a considerable amount of drugs from their possession. Since then, police searched for the drug peddler in every nook and corner of the district. However, based on latest input, the police team comprising Officer In-charge of Dibrugarh Police Station, Rajib Saikia and Town In-charge, Arjun Singh conducted a raid at Raja's father-in-law's residence at Kalibari. Police earlier had arrested Raja Ali on a charge of drug peddling and other criminal case. He was produced before the court that sent him to judicial custody.

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