Assam Police arrested 3 and seized heroin worth Rs. 7 Crore

As many as three people were arrested with heroin worth ₹ 6-7 crore in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, informed police officials on Thursday.

The accused were arrested in two separate operations carried out by the police.

“Police seized 1.304 Kg of heroin worth ₹ 6-7 crore and arrested three persons in two separate operations in the Karbi Anglong district today,” said John Das, SDPO, Bokajan.

In the first operation, Karbi Anglong district police seized 304 grams of heroin in the Laharijan area and apprehended one person name Fayas Uddin (18), an official familiar with the matter said.

“In the second operation, an anti-drugs operation was carried out outside the Diphu railway station,” the official said.

“Police recovered 1 kg of heroin and apprehended two persons identified as Chandra Sekhar Sen (45) and Dhiraj Solanki (30), both residents of Jhalawar in Rajasthan,” the official added.