Acting on credible information regarding a possible drug consignment, Assam's Special Task Force (STF) seized 87.4 grams of suspected heroin and arrested six drug peddlers at Amtola in Sonapur on Saturday morning.
From their possession, heroin – 1.13 gms, 417 empty vials, 39 unused syringes, 2 mobile phones and 1 Tata Intra pick up bearing No. ML 05 Z 9479, were seized.
The drug peddlers have been identified as Sourabh Nath (34) and Mohammad Nur Ahmed (39). Nath and Ahmed are residents of northern Tripura, adjoining Mizoram and Bangladesh.