Guwahati, June 26: Two persons from Manipur were arrested on Sunday in Assam after drugs worth Rs 18 crore were seized from their possession in Guwahati and neighbouring Kamrup district.
A Senior Police official said, acting on a tip off, Assam Police’s Special Task Force personnel along with the Kamrup police chased the two alleged traffickers on a vehicle and apprehended them.
STF Deputy Inspector General Partha Sarathi Mahanta said after the information was received the police personnel were deployed. Police officials were informed that a Manipur-based group would transport drugs through Assam.
“Early on Sunday, specific information was received that the group was on its way in a luxury vehicle to deliver the contraband.
“Accordingly, the vehicle was tracked down and an STF team along with Kamrup district police chased the team. In order to escape the police dragnet, the peddlers tried to flee the spot. In the process, the driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell around 100 ft down the hillock of Powa Makkah in Hajo,” Mahanta said.
The police team arrested the two persons, both hailing from Manipur and carried out an extensive search of the overturned vehicle, he said.
Early this morning, @KamrupPolice apprehended two drug peddlers, natives of a neighboring state, who were involved in the distribution of narcotics in Assam. They were found in possession of 2.2 kg of heroin concealed in soap boxes and packets.
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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 25, 2023
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