From Our Correspondent
TURA, Oct 13: Cracking down on the drug menace, the West Garo Hills police have arrested three persons for possessing psychotropic substances in two separate raids conducted recently.
According to the police, acting on specific inputs, two persons, namely Johnsbirth R Marak and Chayang Ch. Marak were intercepted along with a motorcycle (AS-21B-2847). During a subsequent search, a total of 2,873 capsules of Senspa+ weighing 1,106.105 grams were recovered from the possession of Johnsbirth R. Marak, while seven capsules of Senspa+ weighing 2.095 grams were recovered from the possession of Chayang Ch. Marak.
Both accused were apprehended on the spot, and all necessary legal formalities under the NDPS Act were duly observed.
In another operation conducted on October 11, the ANTF team of West Garo Hills carried out a house search at the residence of one Rakizul Sheikh of Patharkata village in the presence of independent witnesses.
The search led to the recovery and seizure of 122 reddish tablets, 10 bottles (1000 ml) of Tuscorex cough syrup, and 6,022 capsules of Syndex Plus.
