Silchar (Assam), Nov 7
Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) jointly seized heroin worth Rs 5.85 crore in Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Friday.
A defence spokesman said that in a major success against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the DRI, recovered heroin valued at approximately Rs 5.85 crore in Cachar district of southern Assam.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of illicit drugs in the region, an Assam Rifles team swiftly launched the operation. He said that during the operation, a vehicle was intercepted near Sonabarighat, leading to the recovery of the narcotics consignment.
Two drug peddlers, residents of Manipur’s Chandel district, were also apprehended.