According to an official release from Assam Rifles, "Assam Rifles, along with Special Narcotics CID Crime, Aizawl, Mizoram recovered 9 soap cases Heroin worth Rs 47,34,000 in General Area Bawngkawn South, Aizawl, Mizoram and apprehended two individuals on 27 November."
Based on credible intelligence, a team of Khatkhati police station under the supervision of the Additional Superintendent of Police (Security) of Karbi Anglong district on Thursday launched an operation and intercepted a vehicle.
"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.
"In yet another success in its crusade against Narco terrorism, the Srikona Battalion of Agartala Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 13 soap cases of Heroin worth approx. Rs 80 lakhs from Chotabekra, Jiribam district and apprehended three
They said that Karimganj district police and BSF jointly intercepted a vehicle at Kayasthagram Bazar area and seized 50 soap cases containing 768 grams of heroin.
Heroin, Rs 2 crore, stuffed in as many as 24 soap cases were seized and four accused were arrested by Srikona Battalion of Agartala Sector Assam Rifles on Monday, said officials.
Karbi Anglong police apprehended one person at Karbi Anglong Police and seized 89 soap cases containing around 1 kg of heroin hidden in the door panel of the vehicle, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
Acting on specific input from a sister agency, a team of CID SB of Mizoram police on Monday intercepted one truck bearing registration number MZ-01X-2184 at Tawngtaimual, Zemabawk and recovered and seized 200 soap cases of heroin, weighing 2.461 kg.
According to officials, acting on reliable input, Mizoram Police Special Branch (CID SB) team on Tuesday evening intercepted one truck at Seling, Aizawl road area and seized 2.553 kg (200 soap cases) of heroin from the vehicle.
Officials of Assam police on Wednesday seized around 1.5 Kg of contraband drugs, concealed inside soap cases, and apprehended two persons from the Karimganj district.