The arrested government employees were identified as Deepjit Sarkar, Health Assistant, Office of the Inspector of Drugs in Goalpara district and Ansar Ali, Grade IV of the same office.
Assam police on Tuesday seized 11 soap cases and recovered 538.74 grams of heroin from them during a search and along with the arrest of two persons in Barpeta district, officials said on Wednesday.
The health ministry's two-day meet on February 26 and 27 at Kanha Shanti Vanam was organised with the aim of building trust and confidence in the quality of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices in domestic and export markets.
The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force, Champhai based on specific information under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).
The two-day meet is organised with the aim to build trust and confidence in the quality of drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices in domestic and export markets.
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers have been forced to slash their production as patients suffer in hospitals. Doctors are forced to stop performing surgeries due to the shortage of drugs and medical equipment.
This campaign is focused on finding efficient and modern solutions to the rising problem of drug trafficking, drug abuse and the increasing number of youngsters getting attracted towards drugs precisely focusing towards synthetic drugs like heroin in the region.
John Das, SDPO of Bokajan in Karbi Anglong district told ANI that acting on a tip-off, the drugs and the accused were apprehended during a naka checking by a police team on National Highway 36, near Dillai Gate, Bokajan.
The two day "Chintan Shivir" on "Drugs: Quality regulation and Enforcement" will be organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on February 26 and 27 at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad.
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is organizing the Chintan Shivir on "Drugs: Quality regulation and Enforcement" on February 26 and 27. The venue for this event will be Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad.
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