The Congress leader arrived at Kumbhigram airport in Silchar, Cachar district, in the morning and visited a flood relief camp in Lakhipur to interact with the displaced residents.
"During search police recovered 47 soap cases of heroin weighing about 974 grams from the procession of a person named Sirukuddin Laskar (24 years old). The market price of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 3 crore," Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar district said.
Police seized 1.90 kg of heroin worth Rs 9.5 crore and apprehended six drug peddlers in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district, an official said.
In a joint operation of the Special Task Force (STF), Assam and Cachar district police seized 21 kg of heroin worth a staggering Rs 210 crore in Assam's Cachar district. One person was also arrested in connection with the seizure.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took part in a public meeting and roadshow in Silchar town in Cachar district during the nomination filing of Parimal Suklabaidya, the BJP candidate for Silchar parliamentary constituency.
Police seized 10,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 2 crore and apprehended a drug peddler in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.