Heroin worth Rs 6 cr seized in Assam, two arrested
GUWAHATI: Heroin worth nearly Rs 6 crore has been seized and two persons arrested from Assam’s Kamrup district, police said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, a Special Task Force (STF) team launched an operation at the Amingaon area and seized the drugs coming from Manipur on Saturday night, Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Pranabjyoti Goswami said in a statement.
“The narcotic substance was transported in a truck from Kangpokpi district of the neighbouring state. Based on the input, the receiver was intercepted in an SUV, where 49 soap boxes of heroin were found and seized,” he added.
