Two drug dealers were also taken into custody during the search operation and 1.80 kilograms of heroin was recovered...
Digital Desk: As many as two drug peddlers were opened fire by a Special Task Force (STF) Assam team on Monday night as they attempted to flee from the police in Saraighat.
As per the information received, the STF Assam was notified that a Tata DI with registration number AS 25EC 4464 will be transporting drugs from Manipur.
In a press statement, STF stated, “A four-wheeler car was intercepted at Saraighat but the peddlers getting wind of police presence fled towards Changsari. In order to subdue the occupants, two rounds were fired.”
Two drug dealers were also taken into custody during the search operation, and 1.80 kilograms of heroin, or approximately Rs 15 crore (market value), was recovered from a hidden chamber inside the vehicle.
The arrested peddlers were identified as Sonu Ali of Garigaon and Arjun Basfore of Jalukbari.
The STF Assam has commenced necessary legal proceedings. Under the direction of DIG STF Partha Sarathi Mahanta, a team commanded by Additional SP STF Kalyan Pathak conducted the operation.
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