During an anti-narcotic operation by the Cachar police in Assam, they seized 388 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.20 crore, officials said. They have also apprehended the drug peddlers involved in the crime.
Partha Protim Das, Senior Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, said that, based on intelligence inputs, Cachar police conducted an anti-narcotics operation in the Rongpur area under Silchar police station on Monday.
Police seized a large quantity of foreign-made cigarettes and heroin in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday and apprehended three persons, officials said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the distribution of entrepreneurship seed capital cheques of Rs 10,000 each to 15,301 women beneficiaries under Udharbond Legislative Assembly Constituency in Cachar district as part of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan.
According to the Cachar district police, on the basis of reliable input, a raid was conducted at Berenga Pt3 area, Silchar on Friday by a police team of Cachar district police and apprehended one accused person namely, Nazmul Hq Mazumdar (23).
Acting on a specific intelligence, an operation was launched on 19 November 25 in North Cachar, leading to the seizure of 186 gm heroin valued at approximately ₹2.5 crore in the illegal market.
Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Sarma said, "We had identified suspected persons - 1 each in Tamulpur and Karbi Anglong, 2 each in Sonitpur and Golaghat, 3 in Bongaigaon, 2 in Goalpara, 4 in Barpeta, 1 in Cachar, 3 in Nalbari, 2 in Hojai, 1 in Baksa, 3 in Darrang, 1 in Jorhat, 2 in
According to a release, during the operation, the team apprehended one individual, a resident of Silchar, who was transporting 20,000 Yaba Tablets worth Rs 6 Crores via Silchar Bypass Road.
Partha Protim Das, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Cachar district, said that the district police has intensified its action against fake doctors, and, acting on a reliable input, police on Monday apprehended a person from Nagdirgram Part-4 village.