Drugs worth Rs 12 crore seized, three arrested

Guwahati (IANS). Police in Assam’s Kamrup district arrested three drug peddlers and recovered drugs worth at least Rs 12 crore from them. Officials gave this information on Sunday.

According to a senior police officer, Kamrup district police launched an operation on Saturday night based on specific information and recovered 700 grams of heroin from a vehicle.

The police have arrested three people on charges of drug smuggling.

The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Abdul Hai, Mohidul Islam and Rafiqul Islam.

According to the police, these three people were driving a drug-laden vehicle from Guwahati to Dhubri.

When the police squad stopped the car in Palashbari area of the district, they found 50 soap boxes inside, each containing 10 packets of heroin weighing 700 grams.

The police officer said that the estimated market value of the seized drugs would be around Rs 12 crore.

Further investigation of the matter is on.