Assam Rifles, in coordination with Ngopa Police Station, recovered 758 grams of Heroin No. 4 near Teikhang in Saitual district during a joint operation on the intervening night of May 26-27.
In the fight against drug trafficking, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has dismantled a significant narco-syndicate involved in the supply of charas across multiple states, according to the official statement.
In a crackdown on narcotics smuggling, personnel from the 78 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), along with officers of Police Station Sechu Zubza, recovered 14.312 kilograms of suspected opium at Sechu Zubza town of Kohima.
Assam Rifles and local police seized narcotics and illegal areca nuts worth crores in coordinated operations across Manipur and Mizoram; three persons were apprehended.
Udhampur police have arrested 50 drug peddlers and seized significant narcotics under their "Drug Free Udhampur" initiative. The police have also attached illegal properties worth 4 Crores and frozen bank accounts with 16 Lakhs in recovery.
Since 2021, Assam seized over Rs2,600 crore worth of drugs and arrested 20,000+ people under Mission #AssamAgainstDrugs. Major recoveries include heroin, meth, ganja, and codeine syrup. Chief Minister Himanta Sarma vows to continue efforts for a drug-free Assam and contribute to a drug-free
A gangster linked to the Dilpreet Baba gang was injured in a police encounter near Kalra village, Jalandhar. Identified as Paramjit Singh Pamma, he tried to flee and opened fire. Police shot him in the leg. Two pistols and drugs were recovered. Further investigation is underway.
The joint operation was launched following specific intelligence inputs about the movement of narcotics in the area. An Area Domination Patrol was carried out towards New Champhai village, during the heroin was seized.
The Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Department of Revenue Intelligence, seized contraband worth Rs 8.3 crore in Vairengte town located in the Kolasib district of Mizoram.
Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a major narcotics seizure and said that heroin worth Rs 3.16 crore was recovered and a drug peddler has been arrested.