Assam Drug
Heroin worth over Rs 9 crore seized

Assam: A team of Special Task Force (STF) of Assam apprehended four drug traffickers along with heroin worth over Rs 9 crore from Kamrup District in Assam on Tuesday.

According to police, the STF of Assam police received a specific information that a family from Churachandpur District in Manipur would transport narcotic substances in a vehicle to peddlers in Hajo and Goreswar areas.

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Acting on the input, an STF team led by Kalyan Kumar Pathak, ASP, STF intercepted a Scorpio at Amingaon in the early morning.

The team recovered 1 kg 128 grams of heroin concealed in 94 soap cases in secret chambers valued at Rs 9 crore.

The team arrested the driver and co-driver of the vehicle in connection with the seizure.

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After interrogating them, the team arrested two peddlers from Hajo and Goreswar.

A case has been registered for further investigation.