Assam Rifles seizes heroin in Mizoram
The Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 34.5 lakh in Champhai district of Mizoram.
The Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 34.5 lakh in Champhai district of Mizoram.
In a major success, the Srinagar police on Wednesday dismantled a major drug trafficking operation and seized 8 kilograms of heroin smuggled from Pakistan.
The operation, conducted following a specific tip-off, led to the interception of a vehicle and the discovery of 532.46 grams of heroin hidden in secret compartments on Friday night.
Heroin worth Rs 1.20 crore was recovered from the possession of a middle-aged person near Panagarh town on NH-19 in West Burdwan last evening.
During a meeting with officials from the Excise and Narcotics Department, Lalduhoma praised both the department and local NGOs for their relentless work in curbing the spread of drugs and alcohol in the state.
Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that the team of ANTF of Delhi Police is carrying out a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug Free India)’ campaign, by conducting a series of meticulously planned operations across India against the drug traffickers.
In detailed search of the area, troops recovered 21 packets of contraband suspected to be heroin wrapped in tape.
The operation of the Indian Army successfully thwarted the plans of the enemy and once again highlighted its nefarious designs, said the spokesman.
The peddler was identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Sahoor in Uri. The police also recovered four packets of the contraband substance from him.
In two separate operations, the sleuths of Delhi Police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered over one kg of heroin worth more than Rs 1 crore in international market.
