Assam Police seize 690 grams heroin worth Rs 4.50 crore; two arrested

A team in Karimganj district launched an operation at Kabariband village under Patharkandi police station and recovered 49 soap cases containing 690 grams of heroin

|Sep 19, 2022, 15:56:55 IST

Karimganj: Assam Police seized 690 grams of heroin and apprehended two persons in the Karimganj district on Sunday.

Based on secret information, a team in Karimganj district on Sunday night launched an operation at Kabariband village under Patharkandi police station and recovered 49 soap cases containing 690 grams of heroin from a house owned by Jamil Uddin.

However, one accused Jamil Uddin fled from the area.

Partha Pratim Das, Additional Superintendent of Police of Karimganj district said that the recovered drugs were kept hidden inside an LPG cylinder.

"We have recovered 49 soap cases containing 690 grams of heroin. We have apprehended two persons in connection with this," Das said.

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