Assam Police has apprehended two drug smugglers and seized 575 grams of heroin in Karbi Anglong district on Friday, said the officials.Assam Police arrests 2 drug smugglers with 575 gm of heroinAccording to the police, the accused drug smugglers, identified as Nur Uddin and Azhar Uddin were arrested on Thursday.Upon receiving a credible intelligence report, a team from 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.Police seized a large quantity of contraband drugs and arrested two drug peddlers in Assams Karbi Anglong district on 28th September pic.twitter.com/JNpQUs2ApV— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023 Briefing about the seizure, a senior police official of Karbi Anglong said, “During the search, police team recovered 45 boxes of soap cases of heroin weighing 575 grams from the vehicle. Police also arrested two drug traffickers.”Following this, a case has been lodged in connection with this.Previous arrests of drug smugglers in AssamOn September 25, the district police also arrested one person named Samsul Haque and seized nearly 47 boxes of heroin weighing 583.08 grams.Then on September 23, Assam police arrested a drug peddler, identified as Azad Uddin Barlaskar, and recovered a large quantity of contraband drugs from his possession in Carchar district, said the police.The estimated value of the seized contraband drugs was Rs 2 crore, they added.Cachar Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta said that based on a tip-off, a team of police from the Cachar district carried out an operation and intercepted a vehicle at Banskandi-Silchar road.
