Assam Police intercept car, seize 61 soaps with 680 gms of suspected Heroin

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that, based on intelligence, an operation in Doboka (Hojai) resulted in seizure of 61 soaps carrying 680 gms suspected of Heroin. He said it was buried in a compartment between car's footboard and base. He went on to say that two people from anor state h been apprehended.

He said, “Based on intelligence, in an op in Doboka (Hojai), Assam Police team intercepted a car & seized 61 soaps containing 680 gms suspected Heroin, hidden in a compartment b/w footboard & base of car. Two persons of anor state arrested,"

Assam Police team intercepts car, seizes 61 soaps with 680 gms suspected Heroin

Recent Heroin busts in India

Six persons have been arrested in connection with seizure of almost 20 kg of heroin, police reported in Tuticorin on Wednesday. According to police sources, on Tuesday, a special unit on patrol discovered three people acting suspiciously and detained m for questioning. According to sources, squ discovered 162 grammes of heroin in ir baggage. squ stormed a residence based on information from trio, finding three more persons with 21 kg of narcotic and arresting m. heroin is estimated to be worth Rs 21 crore in total, according to sources. District Superintendent of Police Jeyakumar praised and congratulated team.

India Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS captured a Pakistani fishing boat carrying 77 kilogrammes of heroin on Sunday in a significant crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling. According to Gujarat's PRO Defense, Pakistani boat 'Al Huseini' with six crew members was caught entering Indian waters with a drugs stash worth around Rs 400 crores. boat was taken to Jakhau for furr examination. Smugglers from Pakistan attempted to exploit Gujarat coast as a transit route to deliver narcotics to ir destination, but all attempts were prevented, according to Gujarat ATS Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Himanshu Shukla. Since 2016, Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squ (ATS) has confiscated drugs worth over Rs 1,900 crore, with narcotics worth Rs 900 crore recovered this year alone, according to officials. During this time, ATS detained more than 70 persons in some of most serious narcotics cases. ATS officials said y collected heroin worth Rs 900 crore in various operations this year, including 120 kg of contraband valued at Rs 600 crore retrieved from Morbi district, which was also provided by a Pakistani smuggler and brought to Gujarat coast by sea route.

Inputs: ANI 

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