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posted by: Kavya Mishra
Last updated: June 24, 2023, at 18:53 IST
Buness seized heroin worth over Rs 8 crore in Assam. (News18 photo file)
Das said 1.1 kilograms of heroin was hidden in 87 boxes of soap in a suitcase along with 37,000 rupees in cash.
Police said on Saturday that security forces have arrested two people and seized heroin worth more than Rs 8 crore in Karbi Anglong district of Assam state.
Based on a tip-off, a joint team of Police and Reserve Police Force personnel stopped two persons near Janakbukhuri district under Khatkhati police station bordering Nagaland and confiscated the drugs, said John Das, Bukagan Sub-district Police Officer.
Das said 1.1 kilograms of heroin was hidden in 87 boxes of soap in a suitcase along with 37,000 rupees in cash.
Police said the people arrested were L Pabhou Doney and H Thow, who were allegedly bringing contraband from Manipur.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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