Assam: BSF seizes heroin worth Rs 50L stored in soap boxes

New Delhi: Nearly 10 Kg heroin of total Rs 47 Lakh worth was recovered from a truck in Assam’s Karimganj district in a joint operation carried by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the local police, officials said on Tuesday.

As per the cops, the accused had kept the drugs hidden in 764 soap cases stored in a cavity made in the ceiling of the truck cabin.

The raid was carried out by the BSF's 7th Battalion of Mizoram and Cachar Frontier along with Karimganj Police. The teams followed a tip off about the truck bearing registration number AS-11- BC-7975 near New Karimganj Railway Station.

They intercepted the truck at 1 am, BSF said in a statement.

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"The joint team searched the truck and recovered 764 numbers of soap cases filled with suspected heroin from a cavity made in the ceiling of the truck cabin," the statement said.

The seized items are under the custody of Karimganj Police. The truck driver has also been taken into custody.

The raid was part of BSF's drive against narcotics. It was based on specific information regarding the illegal transportation of narcotics (suspected to be heroin) from Mizoram towards Tripura via Karimganj in a truck.

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