Assam: Rs.8 crore heroin seized in Karbi Anglong; two held

Karbi Anglong: The police seized a large quantity of contraband drugs worth around Rs 8 crore in Karbi Anglong district and arrested two persons on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Karbi Anglong district police and CRPF in the wee hours of Saturday set up a special naka checking infront of Lahorijan police post led by the Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Bokajan.

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"At about 12.30 am the police team intercepted a truck. On being thorough search of the vehicle a total of 116 soap boxes containing 1.3 kg of heroin recovered which are concealed in the tarpaulin of the truck. We have arrested two persons in this regard. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 8 crore," John Das, SDPO of Bokajan said.

The arrested persons were identified as Aijul Haque (50) and Dildar Hussain (18). The police officer further said that, the consignment was carried from Manipur. (ANI)

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