In a joint operation, BSF and Karimganj district police arrested two persons and seized one pistol and 143 grams of heroin from their possession in Assam's Karimganj district on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
"Big Blow to Trans Border narcotic smuggling networks: Counter Intelligence, Amritsar has busted a major drug cartel and seized 15 Kg Heroin after arresting 7 drug traffickers. The mastermind was operating from inside jail with the Pak-based smuggler," DGP Punjab Police posted in a message o
he Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Excise and Narcotics Department, on Thursday seized heroin worth over Rs 5 crores from the Bethelveng area in the Champhai district, officials informed through a statement.
In a joint operation, Assam Rifles and police representatives from Kumarghat Police Station apprehended three individuals along with heroin on Friday. The approximate cost of the heroin is around Rs 2.25 crore.
During the search, troops recovered six packets of narcotics suspected to be heroin (approximately 6.3 kg) and one packet of suspected opium (approximately 70 gram), concealed inside a 12-volt battery and kept in the vicinity of the international border, ahead of border fencing.
"The team apprehended 3 persons and a total of 700 gram of heroin packed in 57 soap cases, concealed in secret cabins of the vehicles, was recovered from their possession," a senior official of STF said.
Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (East) in a joint operation with Ratabari PS, Karimganj District, Assam apprehended one individual alongwith Heroin on Thursday.
Tripura police on Monday seized 1.3 kgs of heroin worth crores of rupees and arrested three people at Churaibari in North Tripura district, police said.
Five people including a woman were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act after recovering seven grams of heroin from their possession in Shimla city, a top police official said on Saturday.