Three persons were arrested from here after heroin worth over INR 3 crore was seized from their possession, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
GUWAHATI — Three persons were arrested from here after heroin worth over INR 3 crore was seized from their possession, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Acting on specific information, the state's Special Task Force (STF) apprehended the three suspected drug dealers from a vehicle in the Beharbari area of the city and recovered 379 grams of heroin, he said.
''In an excellent intel-driven op (operation) earlier today, @STFAssam cracked down on 3 drug dealers who were carrying 379 grams of heroin valued at over INR 3 cr," the chief minister said in a post on X on Friday.
They have been apprehended and taken into custody for further action, Sarma added.
The STF, in a social media post, said that the heroin was hidden in 37 soap cases inside a secret chamber in the vehicle.
Two arrested persons hail from Manipur's Imphal East and Churachandpur districts, and another from Assam's Cachar district.