Police seized 300 grams of suspected brown sugar during a raid at the Kalibari area of Dibrugarh district on Friday.

During the operation, Dibrugarh Police arrested one person, identified as Yunus Khan, in connection with the case.

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Dibrugarh superintendent of police Sreejith T said, โ€œAfter getting information, a raid was conducted in the residence of Yunus Khan under the leadership of the officer in charge of Dibrugarh police station, Rajiv Saikia.โ€

โ€œDuring the raid, the police team was able to seize 300 grams of suspected brown sugar from the residence of Yunus Khan. We have registered a case under the NDPS Act 1985 at Dibrugarh police station,โ€ the Dibrugarh SP said.

The estimated value of the seized contraband drugs is said to be around Rs 30 lakh.

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According to sources, the drug trade has been going on in Dibrugarh for a long time with the involvement of many people in the narcotic trade.

โ€œMany a time police raided various places in Dibrugarh district and have caught drug peddlers, but after a month they are released from the jail on bail,โ€ said sources.

โ€œThe drug trade has been running in Dibrugarh for a long time and the drug peddlers mainly target the youths to run their business,โ€ sources added.

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