Saturday, April 26, 2025

Assam STF apprehends 2 drug peddlers

Date:

Share post:

Guwahati, Jan 19: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Friday conducted a raid in the Khanapara area here and apprehended two drug peddlers and recovered several items, including vials containing suspected heroin.

Official sources said that based on information received, an STF team conducted the raid and apprehended the drug peddlers-cum thieves identified as Mukut Mondal (26), a resident of Swadesh Nagar under Basistha police station and Rajdeep Chungkrang (22), a resident of Dhakuakhana, Lakhimapur and currently staying at Beltola here.

Among the recovered items are 23 vials containing suspected heroin weighing 40.1 grams, two stolen mobile phones, five empty vials, a syringe, 59 millilitres of Birla Aerocon used as psycho-active substance, and cash amounting Rs 2960.

Notably, STF teams have been actively carrying out drives against drug trafficking and drug peddlers across the state over the past several months now.

Last week, an STF team had seized drugs worth about Rs 100 crore in Karimganj district in one of the highest seizures of drugs in eastern India in terms of market value.

Four persons, including three from Mizoram, were arrested in connection with the incident.

Related articles

Bengal: NIA talks to widow & daughter of Pahalgam victim for over four hours

Kolkata, April 26: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, on Saturday, spoke to the widow and daughter of Late...

Meghalaya CM attends funeral service of Pope Francis

Shillong, April 26: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, attended the funeral service of His Holiness Pope Francis...

Govt issues advisory on media reporting of defence operations

New Delhi, April 26: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday issued an advisory directing all media...

Pakistan open for ‘neutral, transparent and credible investigation’ into Pahalgam terror attack: PM Shehbaz Sharif

Islamabad, April 26: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed the country's readiness to participate in any...