Two held with 341.6 g of ganja in Cachar forest gate raid
A special team from the Lailapur police outpost raided the Bhetor Lailapur Forest Gate area under Dholai police station and arrested two suspected traffickers. Officers reported seizing 341.6 grams of ganja alongside heroin, 1,060 Myanmar-made cigarettes and Rs 1,620 in cash, and opened an investigation into the wider network.
A special team from the Lailapur Police Outpost under Dholai Police Station
raided the Bhetor Lailapur Forest Gate area in Assam’s Cachar district and
arrested two suspected drug traffickers.[1]
Police said the raid produced 341.6 grams of ganja, part of a haul that also
included heroin and Myanmar-made cigarettes.[1]The same search found 86.81
grams of heroin hidden in five soap cases and 41 small plastic containers, 1,060
Myanmar-made cigarettes in 53 packets, and Rs 1,620 in cash.[1]
The two suspects and the seized items were taken to Dholai Police Station.[1]Police registered a case under relevant provisions of the law and began an
investigation to identify and arrest other members of the trafficking network.[1]
Cachar Police said the crackdown on narcotics trafficking and other illegal
activities would continue with the same intensity in the coming days.[1]Lailapur lies in the Barak valley, close to the border with Mizoram, a route
police in Cachar commonly link to smuggled drugs and Myanmar cigarettes.[2]
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Image published with India Today NE's report on the Lailapur forest gate raid, captioned with the story headline rather than described as showing the seized contraband.Photo details
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