Vehicles were checked in the area…
On Friday, 09 December 2022, three accused were arrested after drugs estimated to be worth around ? 7 crore were seized from two trucks in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, a police officer said.
On Thursday night, the arrests and seizure were made in the Khatkhati area near the Assam-Nagaland border, he said.
The officer said vehicle checking was conducted in the area and based on a tip-off two trucks were intercepted.
"During the operation, we intercepted just two trucks. We seized 30,000 Yaba tablets from a truck bearing Nagaland registration number, and 757.15 gm of heroin packed in 55 soap cases from another truck with Manipur number plate," he said.
The tablets and the heroin are worth around ? 7 crore in the international market, he added.
Three persons were arrested in the case, the officer said.
Congratulating the entire police team, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted: "#AssamAgainstDrugs Yet again a huge catch by @assampolice! @karbianglongpol police intercepted two trucks, which were coming from neighbouring states, and seized 30,000 Yaba tablets & 55 soap cases containing 757.15 gram Heroin.
Three accused were also apprehended. Excellent job done by the team."
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