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Female drug peddler in police net in SGH

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TURA, June 25: A female drug peddler was on Friday taken into custody by South Garo Hills police after she claimed ownership of contraband of the illegal substance which was earlier seized by police from a juvenile.

South Garo Hills police along with the ANTF team had earlier apprehended the juvenile and on his lead another person, one, Noor Amin (48) of Dokegaon under Mankachar Police Station of South Salmara District in Assam was also arrested from Mankachar on Thursday night. According to police, Amin was involved in two latest cases of drug smuggling, in which a total of 200 WY/Yaba tablets weighing 20 grams were recovered and subsequently seized at Kharwani in Baghmara. A case was also registered vide Baghmara Sadar PS c/No. 12(06)2021 U/S 22b/29 NDPS Act.

However, on Friday afternoon, one Sujitha M Marak was taken into custody after she appeared at the police station and surrendered herself claiming that the seized contraband belongs to her and it was she who had sent her brother to deliver the drugs at Kharwani.

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