According to reports, officials seized up to 12.8 kilograms of opioids packed in 13 packets.
Digital Desk: Assam’s war on drugs continues as police
seized massive quantities of narcotics worth crores from different parts of
the state in separate operations, officials stated on Thursday.
Police in
Duliajan, Assam's Dibrugarh district, conducted a raid at the Mayabazar
locality and seized a large quantity of opioid-based drugs.
According to reports,
officials seized up to 12.8 kilograms of opioids packed in 13 packets.
Three people were also
detained in connection with the investigation. Ganesh Chetri, Hemant Chetri,
and Kamal Chetri were identified.
In Morigaon, Assam, police
arrested two people and seized seven soap boxes containing illegal substances.
Police raided the Bodi
Bazar area of Batadrava in Assam's Morigaon district. Several syringes and
other containers, believed to have been used in packing and selling the drugs,
were also recovered during the raids.
Two people, including a
woman, have been arrested on smuggling charges. They were identified as Mumtaz
Begum and Rabbul Hussain by officials.
In another search
operation, police seized heroin and apprehended one person in Tura, Meghalaya's
West Garo Hills.
According to officials,
the seizure contained 5.58 grams of heroin, 46 empty containers, cash, and a
mobile phone.
Sagar K Marak, the person
detained, was identified. He has been detained by police for further
questioning.
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