The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Excise and Narcotics Department, Champhai based on specific information under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).
It was alleged that ASP Mittal demanded the bribe from a suspected drug dealer and even got a broker to threaten him with a case under the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 if he refused to comply.
In a mega crackdown on drug mafia, Punjab Police arrested 258 drug smugglers and seized over 100 kilograms narcotics worth Rs 20.5 lakh in a week. Officials said they also arrested 188 people and recovered 10,269 Chinese Dor (Deadly strings), during the raids conducted last week.
Delhi High court on Friday granted bail to an accused in drugs related case who was allegedly paid Rs 6 Lakh in Bitcoin. The accused has been in custody since September 2021.
Officials said that they had seized 500 grams of narcotics along with over one lakh cash from the drug peddler who was arrested from the Karnah area of the district.
On the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, BSF troops on border patrol duty heard the sound of something thrown over the border fence towards the Indian side of the fencing in the area falling near Wan village in Tarn Taran district.
During the initial search of the area, troops recovered 1 Packet of narcotics suspected to be Heroin weighing around 500 grams wrapped in yellow colour Polythene.
A total of six drug peddlers have been arrested within three days by Anantnag Police during its special drive. The accused has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, a resident of Darpora Chee. Police said they have registered a case and taken up an investigation.