In a joint operation, Assam police and Assam Rifles confiscated 126 grams of brown sugar and nabbed a drug peddler in the state’s Cachar district, officials said.
According to Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police in Cachar district, a joint operation with Assam rifles was carried out on Sunday in the Jaydhonpur region under the Dholai police station based on confidential information.
“During the operation, the police apprehended a person, namely Baharul Islam (21 years old) and after a proper search, they found 10 numbers of soap cases containing brown sugar weighing about 126 grams. Thereafter, observing all formalities, the NDPS seized the items and arrested the accused person. Further legal action is being initiated,” SP Mahatta said.
On February 25, a team of Cachar district police conducted a search operation in the godown of one unknown person in the village of Jaydhonpur under the Dholai police station, resulting in the recovery of 150 bags suspected to be Burmese supari.