6.7cr drugs seized in Silchar, 2 held

Silchar: Drugs valued at around Rs 6.7 crore were seized and two alleged drug peddlers arrested on the Silchar bypass road near ISBT on Tuesday, reports BB Goswami.
SP (Cachar) Numal Mahatta said acting on a tip-off, a police team carried out an operation on the Silchar bypass road in the wee hours of Tuesday and intercepted a vehicle. On searching the vehicle, 114 grams of heroin and 20,000 Yaba tablets were recovered. The narcotics is valed at around Rs 6.7 crore in the black market.
Two individuals, identified as Hussain Ahmed Laskar (35) and Jainul Hussain Laskar (39), were arrested.
Hussaini hails from Bhagdahar, Silchar while Jainul is a resident of Berenga in Silchar. Initial investigation into the matter found that the narcotics were smuggled from Mizoram's Aizawl. Further probe is on, Mahatta said.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the Assam police (Cachar police) via a post on social media.