Assam Police seizes narcotics worth ₹1 crore in Cachar

In a big haul, police in Assam’s Cachar district seized drugs worth Rs 1 crore and arrested one person, said officials.

Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar district said that based on secret information Cachar district police on Sunday conducted a special operation against the illegal transportation of drugs at Digharkhal Toll Gate under Kalain police station.

"During the operation, one vehicle bearing registration number MZ-01Z-8256 coming from Guwahati and destined for Aizawl was intercepted. During thorough search 72 numbers of cartoons containing 8640 bottles of codeine phosphate cough syrup bottles were recovered along with 2 kg of suspected ganja. The recovered narcotics substances were accordingly seized along with the vehicle used. In this connection, one person identified as Joylaldan Thanga (38 years old) of Aizawl district has been arrested. The price of the seized narcotics substance in the black market is about Rs 1 crore," she said.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, "Drugs worth Rs1 crore recovered by @cacharpolice. In a source-based operation carried out at Digharkhal Toll Gate, a vehicle coming from a neighbouring State was intercepted leading to the recovery of 8,640 bottles of Codeine Phosphate cough syrup 2 kg Ganja One person has been arrested in this connection. Good job @assampolice." 

Further investigation is on.

Earlier in December, Assam Police STF in collaboration with Cachar district police had seized 60,000 Yaba tablets and 125 grams of heroin in a late night operation in Silchar.

The operation was conducted on Silcoori Road by a team led by STF Chief Dr Partha Sarathi Mahanta. The team apprehended Sahil Ahmed Laskar of Sonai, Cachar district who was on a motorcycle with the narcotics.

"We apprehended Sahil Ahmed Laskar from Sonai of Cachar district, while he was transporting narcotics. We recovered and seized 60,000 Yaba tablets and 125 grams of heroin from his possession," Dr Partha Sarathi Mahanta said.