GUWAHATI, Oct 16: Assam Police seized suspected narcotics worth around Rs 13 crore and arrested five people in two separate operations in Guwahati and Nagaon, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on October 16.
Guwahati Police seized 1.056 kg of suspected narcotics valued at Rs 8 crore and arrested two people, Sarma said in a social media post.
In a separate operation, Nagaon Police recovered 1.023 kg of cocaine worth Rs 5 crore and arrested three people.
Highlighting the combined seizures and arrests, the Chief Minister asserted that the state police were intensifying their crackdown on drug trafficking.
“Wrong place, wrong day, wrong state to be in business!” Sarma wrote, commending the police teams for their action.
The operations form part of the state’s ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle networks involved in the illegal narcotics trade.
