Ri-Bhoi police following a tip-off about the said smuggling case nabbed three notorious smugglers from Manipur. The police recovered a total of 158 boxes of high-grade heroin from them. The worth of the consignment seized is said to be around Rs 14 crores.
A total of 13.976 Kg of Charas were seized and 07 persons were arrested by the Chandigarh Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau during a special drive launched against the inter-state drug syndicates during the Himachal Pradesh Election.
The Border Security Force on Friday recovered four packets of heroin weighing 312 grams, near the fencing areas at the border in the Ferozepur district of Punjab.
According to Mizoram Police, based on intelligence input, Lunglei District Special Branch (DSB) team on Wednesday conducted an operation between Tlawng bridge - Pukpui and seized 1.747 kg of heroin, valued at Rs 8.735 crore in the international market, from the possession of two persons name
According to an official statement, the arrest was made in front of Style Bazar under Karimpur police station on Monday evening after acting upon a source. The brown powder-like substance appearing to be Heroin was concealed in a nylon bag.
Bentley was arrested in 2008 and pleaded guilty to heroin possession. He was ordered into counselling and 12-step programs but continued to relapse and use heroin until he was broke.
The contraband, which was kept concealed in the door border of the container containing white marble tiles, was jointly recovered by the teams of Punjab Police and ATS Mumbai in July, this year, stated a government release, adding that the container was imported by a Delhi-based importer.