(Via Himanta Biswa Sarma on X)
- GUWAHATI — Five suspected peddlers have been
arrested and contraband worth over INR 3 crore seized in separate operations in
Assam’s Cachar district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
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- One operation was conducted at Silchar Bypass and the other
at Sonai, he said.
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- “Carrying forward our anti-narcotics ops, @cacharpolice
carried out 2 operations,” Sarma posted on X.
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- During the operation at Silchar Bypass, two persons were
arrested with 88 grams of heroin worth INR 60 lakh, he said.
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- In the other operation in Sonai, three persons were held and
9,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 crore recovered from them.
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- Yaba tablets are illegal in India, a Schedule II substance
under the Controlled Substances Act.
