Breaking News: Assam police seizes a huge consignment of drugs from a Truck
Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta and SI Kapil Pathak seized the drugs which have been brought from a neighbouring state.
Guwahati, May 13: On Saturday, the Guwahati police seized a huge consignment of drugs from a truck at Jorabat area.
Notably, a team led by Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta and SI Kapil Pathak seized the drugs which have been brought from a neighbouring state.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to inform about the seizure of drugs which weighs around 800 kgs. “In one of the biggest hauls, @GuwahatiPol team led by JCP Partha Mahanta and SI Kapil Pathak hit a major inter-state narco network & seized 800 kgs of Ganja from a truck at Jorabat. The consignment from a neighbouring state was going to a state in South. Kudos,” the Chief Minister tweeted.
In one of the biggest hauls, @GuwahatiPol team led by JCP Partha Mahanta and SI Kapil Pathak hit a major inter-state narco network & seized 800 kgs of Ganja from a truck at Jorabat. The consignment from a neighbouring state was going to a state in South. Kudos pic.twitter.com/ro8WrUn6PL
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 14, 2022
Earlier, the Karbi Anglong police foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of Heroin into Assam.
As per reports, the Karbi Anglong police based on specific information intercepted a Maruti Suzuki Ciaz car in the 12 Mile area under Dillai Police Station along the interstate Assam-Nagaland border and on a thorough search of the vehicle, the police team recovered 152 soap boxes containing approximately 2 kilograms of heroin from the vehicle.
Police have estimated the value of the seized drugs to be over 14 crores in the black market.
Police also arrested two occupants of the vehicle identified as Lanahmai Stephen Thingao (28) and Veipuh Prou (25) in this connection. Both are residents of Manipur. “Preliminary interrogation revealed that the seized consignment was bound for Guwahati from Imphal in Manipur. Investigations are in a very initial stage and divulging more information would hamper the investigation process.” Inspector Mwblik Brahma, OC, Bokajan PS said.