Police on Friday seized 43,000 Yaba tablets and apprehended five drug peddlers including a minor boy in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district.
In a joint operation, police and forest officials rescued eight animals of rare species including Panamanian White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator- a rare species of monkey) and Black Gorillas from an area of Assam's Cachar district along Assam-Mizoram border on Monday, said a police official
Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, Numal Mahatta said that based on a tip-off, a team of police from the Cachar district carried out an operation and intercepted a vehicle at Banskandi-Silchar road.
"During search, the police team recovered 17 packets containing 1.70 lakh Yaba tablets. Police arrested two persons identified as Dongfei Kipgen (33 years old) of Churachandpur, Manipur and Laldomsa Hmar (29 years old) of Lakhipur area," Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar dist
According to the statement, based on credible information about drugs sale, a joint Operation was launched by the Radhanagar Battalion of Assam Rifles with police representatives from Jirighat Police Station wherein the operation party apprehended one individual along with Heroin from genera
In a joint operation with Assam Rifles, Kalain police of Assam's Cachar district recovered and seized 400 Gelatine Sticks and an equal number of detonators from a vehicle at Kalain Masimpur road on Friday, police said.
According to the release the joint operation was launched by the Radhanagar Battalion of Agartala Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (EAST) in a joint operation with Jirighat PS, Cachar District, Assam apprehended one individual alongwith Heroin on July 3, 2023.
"During proper checking, the police team recovered 32 kg of ganja from the vehicle, and also arrested two people", said Numal Mahtta, Superintendent of Police, Cachar.
"Based on secret information, a team of Cachar district police launched an operation on Saturday night at Katagashtal area, Silchar and recovered about 2.2 kg of heroin", said Subrata Sen, Additional Superintendent of Police, Cachar district.