Dibrugarh Police arrested one drug peddler and seized 47.3 grams of heroin from his possession during a raid at Dibrujan Railway line area of Dibrugarh town.

The drug peddler has been identified as Salim Hussain alias Guddu.

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After getting specific information, a team of Dibrugarh Police, led by deputy superintendent of police Anup Jyoti Baruah, officer-in-charge of Dibrugarh police station Rajib Saikia and TSI Arjun Singh conducted a raid in drug peddler Salimโ€™s residence on Sunday.

During the raid, the Dibrugarh Police team was able to recover a huge quantity of drugs from the drug peddlerโ€˜s house which was later seized.

The international market value of the seized heroin is stated to be around Rs 5 lakh.

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Sources said Dibrugarh has been a hub of the narcotics trade.

The drug smugglers run a huge racket in an organised way.

In the recent past, many drug peddlers were arrested from Dibrugarh after a massive crackdown carried out by Dibrugarh Police.

โ€œThe drug smugglers get women and children involved in their team for easy transportation of the contraband items. Through an organised way the whole nexus has been running in Dibrugarh,โ€ said a source.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]