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BOKAJAN, Oct 29: The police on Saturday evening recovered 637.28 gms of heroin worth over 5 crores police at Lahorijan in Karbi Anglong district.
According to sources, the police under the Dillai Police Station carried out a checking on NH 36 when they intercepted a car with the registration number ‘AS 26 E 2081’. On thoroughly checking the car 50 soap cases filled with heroin were found inside the vehicle’s dash board.
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The police arrested Mohammad Anash (24) in this connection. The accused is resident of Thoubal district in Manipur.
“After a thorough search of the vehicle, we recovered a huge quantity of drugs, and arrested one peddler, who hails from Manipur,” said Karbi Anglong superintendent of police, Sanjib Kumar Saikia.
When contacted, a senior Assam Police official said that the total value of the seized drugs will be nearly Rs 5.1 crore as per Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) standards. (With inputs from PTI)
