GUWAHATI:
In its continued effort to make the state drug-free, Assam Police seized 685 grams of heroin worth Rs 1 crore from a person who was passing through the railway track at Matipul Railway crossing under Khatkhati Police Station in Karbi Anglong district on November 11.
“Based on specific information, our team searched for a person who was walking through the railway track. During the search, 55 soap boxes were recovered. The soap boxes contained 685 grams of heroin,” John Das, SDPO of Bokajan, said.
The man has been identified as Nawaj Khan (21) of Kwakta village, Bishnupur, Manipur. He is a driver by profession.
“After coming from Nagaland side, he wanted to walk through the railway track to deliver the consignment at Bokajan area,” Das said.
The police have intensified vigil in the inter-state checkpoint at Khatkhati to check the trafficking of drugs and other smuggled goods from Nagaland to this part of the state forcing the smugglers to adopt new tactics to smuggle drugs to the state.
In another operation, police in Karimganj district seized 1.5 kg of heroin packed in 117 soap cases hidden inside a four-wheeler vehicle coming from Mizoram at Assam-Mizoram-Tripura trijunction under Bazaricherra police station on Saturday morning.
One person has been arrested in this connection.