Two Suspected Drugs Peddlers Arrested From Itakhula

A police team carried out an operation in the Itakhula daily market which is located under the Itakhula police station of Sootea.
Two Suspected Drugs Peddlers Arrested From Itakhula

TEZPUR: Taking action against the drug menace in the state, the state police were able to apprehend two suspected peddlers of narcotic substances in the Itakhula region of the state.

A police team carried out an operation in the Itakhula daily market which is located under the Itakhula police station of Sootea. It was carried out at around 4 PM on Thursday based on specific inputs. The team was led by the officer in charge of Sootea police station Shamaljyoti Saikia and the officer in charge of Itakhula police station Bhaskarjyoti Saikia.

The operation led to the capture of one Babul Ali aged 30 years and one Rafikul Islam aged 28 years who have been alleged of peddling narcotics substances. About 14 grams of contraband brown sugar were also confiscated from them. According to the police, they had brought the narcotics to sell the same to someone in the market but were caught red-handed by the police. A Bajaj Pulsar Motorcycle bearing registration number AS 12 F 3158 was also seized by the police from the accused.

In yet another incident, Lumding police were able to capture a good amount of narcotic substances. Acting based on specific inputs, a team from the Lumding Police Station carried out an operation near the Lumding Railway Station on the morning of Thursday. They were able to seize a total of 40 kilos of cannabis. They were also able to apprehend a suspected pedler regarding the incident.

According to the police, this consignment was transported from Dimapur and was on its way to Bihar by train when it was confiscated by the police. The identity of the suspected peddler was revealed to be Bhola Keot from Kheroni in Lanka. The price of the narcotics is expected to be around Rs 4 lakh according to the police. And the apprehended peddler is expected to be presented before the Shankardev Nagar Court.

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