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Drugs worth Rs 11.5 cr seized in Assam, 4 arrested

Guwahati, May 25 (PTI):

Narcotic substances worth Rs 11.5 crore have been seized from two districts of Assam and four drug peddlers were arrested, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. In a post on X, Sarma said on Saturday night that the Assam Police dealt a major blow to the drug trade through two operations in Karbi Anglong and Cachar districts. “@karbianglongpol intercepted a vehicle at Khatkhati checkpost and seized: 4.899 kg Morphine worth Rs 5 Cr; 1 peddler arrested,” he said.
In the second operation in Cachar, the district police and Special Task Force (STF) seized over 1.2 kg of heroin worth more than Rs 6 crore, Sarma said. “@cacharpolice & @STF intercepted a vehicle at Sonabarighat and seized: 1.239 kg Heroin worth ?6.5 Cr; 3 persons arrested,” the chief minister added.

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