GUWAHATI: The Assam Police on Thursday night, September 1, seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 12 lakh and apprehended two drug peddlers in the Karimganj district of the State.
Reportedly, based on secret information, a team of Karimganj district police led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gitartha Dev Sarma launched an operation and intercepted a four-wheeler in the Bhanga area in the district and seized 131 grams of heroin and three packets of Yaba tablets, weighing about 66 grams from the vehicle.
The Police also seized the vehicle and apprehended two drug peddlers identified as Ahmedur Rahman and Kazi Alauddin.
Gitartha Dev Sarma, DSP of Karimganj district said that they launched the operation based on the information that some drug peddlers of Hailakandi district are carrying drugs toward Karimganj.
"We have intercepted a four-wheeler at Bhanga area and during a search of the vehicle, we have found 10 soap cases containing 131 grams of heroin and three packets of Yaba tablets. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 12 lakh. We have also apprehended two drug peddlers," Gitartha Dev Sarma told the media on Friday, September 2.
