Assam Rifles have seized a large number of contraband drugs worth Rs 1.65 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district, said an official statement from Assam Rifles on Thursday.
The Narcotics Intelligence Bureau's Criminal Investigation Department (NIB-CID) has arrested 336 drug traffickers and seized 1,184 Kg of ganja worth Rs 1,18,40,000 in a span of 15 days, from August 28 to September 11 this year.
The sleuths of Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) along with Gudimalkapur Police, on credible information apprehended three International Drug Peddlers along with five local persons who were in the possession of Narcotic Drugs.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Thursday recovered and seized five pieces of gold wire, weighing 518 grams from a vehicle at Jorabat on the outskirts of Guwahati along the Assam-Meghalaya border.
Ashdod Customs and the National Cargo Inspection Center at Customs detained for inspection two containers weighing 54 tons that were supposed to contain sacks of gypsum.
According to the Mumbai Customs official, the gold dust, valued at Rs 1,05,27,331, was concealed in the undergarments of the couple and their three-year-old child.
According to officials, the joint operation was carried out in the bordering area of Gaonbari, under the jurisdiction of PS-Rongra, South Garo Hills where two trucks loaded with a huge quantity of dry betel nuts were confiscated and seized by the joint operation team.
The central probe agency has recovered gold from Rajasthan Government official OP Vishwakarma and Rajasthan Administrative Services official Amitabh Kaushik in the scam.
According to police, a team from the Dhekiajuli police set up naka checking at the Dhekiajuli town area and caught three persons along with recovering 24 kg of ganja from their possession.