Two Arrested In Assam’s Kamrup With More Than 500 gm Heroin

Kamrup: The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) confiscated 588 grams of heroin and apprehended two individuals in the Kamrup district of Assam, officials said on Thursday.

Pranab Jyoti Goswami, CPRO of Assam Police said that STF received information that narcotics would be transported from Camphai of Mizoram to Barpeta in a truck.

An STF team tracked a truck with registration number AS-28AC-1042 from the Shillong Bypass and intercepted it at Amingaon in Kamrup district. Upon searching the vehicle, they discovered 42 soap boxes containing 588 grams of heroin hidden in the tarpaulin under the truck’s hood. The team arrested two suspects, Mofiz Uddin and Lal Chan Badsha, both from Howly in Barpeta district, according to Assam police.

Earlier on Monday, three accused were arrested after recovery of 1.20 lakh Yaba tablets and 537 grams of heroin, the total market value of seized drugs being Rs 42 crore, from a vehicle in Assam 's Karimganj district.

Partha Protim Das, Superintendent of Police of Karimganj district, told ANI that the accused had tried to carry the seized narcotics to the rest of the country through Guwahati.

"Yesterday night we received an input that a vehicle is coming from Champhai district of Mizoram carrying narcotics," he said. 

“Today morning, we intercepted the vehicle at Patel Nagar area under Karimganj police station. After a thorough search, we recovered 1.20 lakh Yaba tablets and 537 grams of heroin from the secret chamber inside the front seat of the vehicle. We have taken two people in our custody," he said.

The accused were identified as Hanif Uddin of the Ratabari police station area and Jabrul Hussain of the Patharkandi police station area of Karimganj district."The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 42 crore. In linkage, we have apprehended one more person. Further investigation is underway," the senior police official said.