Drugs worth over Rs 8 cr seized in Assam, 3 held

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GUWAHATI, Jan 10: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the police have seized drugs worth Rs 8.2 crore in Cachar district and arrested three persons in this connection.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team seized 1.357 kg of morphine, the chief minister posted on ‘X’.

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‘Drug peddlers, I feel you! You imported 1.357 kg morphine worth Rs 8.2 crore, only to get busted by @cacharpolice. But you forgot one simple fact: This is Assam!,” Sarma said on the social media platform on Friday.

Morphine, a non-synthetic narcotic, is derived from opium and used for the treatment of pain.

‘Here, drugs don’t circulate; they get confiscated. 3 arrested, drugs seized, business permanently closed,” Sarma said.

The police have initiated legal action in connection with the seizure and the arrests, an officer said. (PTI)

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