Guwahati, Jan 20: In a significant operation against contraband, security forces arrested three drug peddlers and seized drugs and ganja (cannabis) in the past 24 hours across three northeastern states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram.

In southern Assam’s Cachar district, drugs worth Rs 1 crore were recovered, leading to the arrest of one individual. Police intercepted a vehicle at the Digharkhal Toll Gate, which had travelled from neighbouring Mizoram. Over 8,640 bottles of Codeine Phosphate cough syrup and 2 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 1 crore, were seized from the vehicle. The use of cough syrups as drugs is a prevalent issue in several northeastern states and neighbouring Bangladesh.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the police for their successful seizure in a post on X.

In Arunachal Pradesh, ganja worth approximately Rs 1.33 crore was confiscated in West Kameng district. A police official reported that over 1,654 kg of cannabis was seized from Betchilling village under Kalaktang police station. The cannabis was stored in various bags and trunks. Authorities have registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and are conducting a search to apprehend those responsible for the smuggling.

In Mizoram, the Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Excise and Narcotics department, recovered 7.16 grams of heroin worth Rs 5.01 lakh from Siaha Town and apprehended two drug peddlers.

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