GUWAHATI: As many as six persons were arrested and drugs, firearms and other items seized from them in multiple raids conducted by Assam police in Guwahati and Sonapur during the last 24 hours.
A team led by ACP Sonapur Abotani Doley raided two houses on August 13 at Jogukuchi at Sonapur under Sonapur Police Station and apprehended two persons namely Pradip Deka (35) and Apurba Medhi (26).
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Based on the confession of these two persons, two more houses were raided at Pakhiyabari, Teteliguri under Khetri PS and two others – Rana Deka (34) and Rafi Khan from Thoubal district in Manipur – were apprehended.
A country-made revolver, five live rounds of 9 mm ammunition, nine packets of suspected brown sugar and four mobile handsets were seized from their possession.
Meanwhile, City Police Crime Branch along with personnel from Panbazar Police Station, on August 13, conducted a raid and arrested two peddlers from Lakhtokia area of Guwahati after suspected drugs were seized from their possession.
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The arrested persons have been identified as Motiur Rahman (25) of Sipajhar and Khalilur Rahman (34) of Baihata Chariali. The team seized two packets of drugs containing 22 grams of suspected heroin, Rs 68,000 in cash and a mobile phone from their possession.