Guwahati, May 16: In major crackdown against drugs, Assam police in Barak valley seized 1200 grams of heroin and apprehended drug peddlers.

After getting a tip off, police launched an operation in Badarpur and Karimganj and seized 1200 grams of heroin.

“We have recovered the 110 boxes containing drug-filled soaps from a truck bearing the registration number AS-01-JC-6796. The seized drugs have an estimated market value of Rs 10 crore,” said a police official.

Recently, three persons were arrested and drugs worth around Rs 7 crore seized in two separate operations in Assam’s Cachar district.

Last Thursday, Cachar police had arrested three other persons and seized heroin worth about Rs 3 crore.

Assam police have launched a massive crackdown against narcotic trade and so far seized huge quantities of drugs.

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