Cachar (Assam) [India], December 14 : Police seized a large quantity of foreign-made cigarettes and heroin in two separate operations in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday and apprehended three persons, officials said.
Partha Protim Das, Senior Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, said that, based on intelligence input, a vehicle was intercepted at Digorkhal check post along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Sunday.
"On a thorough search, the police team recovered 81 packets in a total of 16,200 pieces of Burmese cigarettes from the vehicle. One person namely Debnath D Sangma from Goalpara district of Assam, was apprehended. Investigation is on," Partha Protim Das said.
In a separate operation, Cachar district police recovered and seized around 58 grams of heroin and apprehended two persons.
Based on credible information regarding the supply of NDPS substances, an operation was conducted on Sunday at Jirighat Bagan road in Cachar district.
"Two accused persons, namely Alimuddin Sekh (36 years old) and Akal Ali (55 years old), both residents of Jirighat TE (Sekh Basti) under Jirighat police station of Cachar district, were apprehended. During the search, one soap case and 14 vials containing heroin were recovered and seized. The total weight was 57.97 grams (with containers). On-spot NDPS testing yielded a positive result. Further, one scooty bearing registration number AS-11-AE-6824 and three mobile handsets were also seized as per procedure. Necessary legal action under the NDPS Act is being initiated," Partha Protim Das said.
Earlier, on December 13, Cachar district police seized 3.19 lakh pieces of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs 30 lakh.