The Assam police on Sunday recovered brown sugar and ganja from a drug peddler in Hojai district.
The drug peddler has been identified as Abdul Karim.
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A case has been registered against him and he is currently behind bars, police sources said.
Meanwhile, police officials have said that they will continue the drive against drugs in all districts of Assam to root out the drug trade.
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A cache of suspected Brown Sugar and Ganja recovered from Abdul Karim, who is now behind bars. Efforts against drugs will go on.#WarOnDrugs#AssamSaysNoToDrugs@assampolice @DGPAssamPolice @gpsinghassam @lrbishnoiassam @HardiSpeaks pic.twitter.com/SCfEkskhTX
— Hojai Police (@Hojai_Police) June 20, 2021
On the other hand, the police also recovered 340 grams of opium and cash worth Rs 20,00 from a drug peddler at Bhairabkunda in Udalguri district on Saturday.
The drug peddler has been identified as Govinda Thapa, who was arrested.
The contraband was recovered during an operation conducted by a police team led by officer-in-charge of the Udalguri Police Station.
A case has been registered against the accused.
@udalguripolice led by OC Udalguri and his team recovered 340 gms of suspected Opium alongwith Rs 20,000 and apprehended one Govinda Thapa from Bhairabkunda @DGPAssamPolice @assampolice @lrbishnoiassam pic.twitter.com/0o6rxHk5lA
— Udalguri Police (@udalguripolice) June 19, 2021