Guwahati, Aug 11
Assam Police have foiled an interstate drug peddling attempt, and a person was arrested, officials said on Monday.
The operation was carried out in the Cachar district today after receiving intelligence input regarding the movement of the narcotics item.
A senior police official said, “Based on our information regarding drug peddling, we have intercepted a vehicle that came from Tripura, and we have recovered at least 362 kg of cannabis from the narcotics peddler.”
A person identified as Pradip Kar, who is a resident of the neighbouring state of Tripura, was arrested on charges of drug peddling. The police claimed that the market value of the seized drugs would be more than Rs. 2 crore 50 lakhs.
A case under the relevant section was registered, and further investigation into the matter is underway. The interstate drug nexus is a challenge for the security personnel, and the southern part of Assam has been used to transport narcotics coming from the neighbouring states to various parts of the country.
Meanwhile, Himanta Biswa Sarma recently said that the fight against the drug nexus is quite massive, while claiming that drug smugglers have been using several new methods, including drones to deliver narcotics consignments.
The Chief Minister said that with modified tactics, the drugs are being delivered by traffickers sitting in far places, which is very dangerous.