Manipur: 3 smugglers arrested with Rs 5.5 crore heroin in Imphal
The operation, carried out along National Highway-02 (Imphal to Mao) in Imphal West district, resulted in the arrest of three drug smugglers and the recovery of 461 soap cases containing heroin powder, weighing approximately 5.5 kilograms. (Representative Image)

Guwahati: A man suspected of being a drug peddler was arrested at Balughat in Guwahati, Assam with 11 soap boxes of heroin.

A team from Basistha Police Station apprehended the suspected 32-year-old drug peddler, Salim Ahmed.

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The accused, a resident of Juripar Path, Panjabari Road, Dispur, was found in possession of a significant quantity of suspected heroin.

The recovered items include 11 soap boxes containing suspected heroin weighing approximately 123.46 grams.

The police also seized a scooter bearing registration number KA05QE2640.

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The police have registered a case and are currently investigating the matter.