Assam: Police bust drug rackets across state, 10 arrested

Guwahati: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Assam Police arrested 10 individuals and seized large quantities of narcotics from three different locations across the state.

Three individuals – Sirajul Islam, Siraj Ali, and Mustafa Alam – were apprehended in Moirabari after police recovered 15 containers filled with illegal drugs, two mobile phones, and Rs 13,500 in cash.

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The police continued their operations in Moran Town, Dibrugarh, arresting Jitul Das and Ankur Gogoi and seizing 23.62 grams of heroin.

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City crime branch officers, in a joint operation with Hatigaon and Basistha Police, nabbed five drug peddlers – Mohidul Islam, Nizamuddin, Nuruza Begum, and two others whose identities are yet to be revealed – in Hatigaon.

The team recovered 20 boxes of soap cases containing heroin and 27 additional packets of drugs.