Assam: STF arrests two drug peddlers, seizes 1.5 kg heroin

The Special Task Force STF of Assam Police seized 15 kg of heroin and apprehended two drug peddlers in Guwahati on Sunday reported the ANIAccording to the news agency Partha Sarathi Mahanta IGP STF told ANI that source input was received at STF Assam that some Tripura and Manipurbased narcotics dealers had planned to bring in a huge quantity of narcotics to Guwahati and some Jalukbaribased peddlers were the vendeesThe info was verified and crossverified Finding the input to be credible and concrete a team under the supervision of Partha Sarathi Mahanta IGP STF and led by Kalyan Kumar Pathak Additional SP STF was formed and the narcoticscarrying vehicle was intercepted near APSC Office Khanapara Two passengers were found and in the back seat left side one marooncolored bag was found The bag was checked and recovered 15 kg of heroin Partha Sarathi Mahanta said as per the ANITwo carriers namely Jamal Ali of Champupara and Salim Uddin of Goroimari both residents of the area under police station Goroimari were apprehended The top police officer said that necessary legal action has been initiated and further investigation is underway the news agency reportedIndian Coast Guard seizes narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from Pakistani boatThe Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligencebased antinarcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat named AlRaza and apprehended 14 crew members who belonged to Balochistan the ANI reported on SundayThe narcotics weighed around 86 kg and amounted to around Rs 600 crore Ahmedabad DGP Gujarat Vikas Sahay said that the consignment was not for India but Sri Lanka and all 14 crew members were residents of Balochistan PakistanIn a wellcoordinated sea operation the Pakistani boat along with its 14 crew members have been apprehended and is being brought to Porbandar Gujarat for further investigations the Indian Coast Guard said in a statement as per the ANIThat consignment was not for India but Sri Lanka I am happy and proud that such has been the network of ATS that even the receiver is not an Indian and only if our waters are being used we get the exact information 14 people were present on the Pakistani fishing boat AlRaza all are resident of Balochistan Pakistan the DGP told reporters as per the ANIAfter detaining them a search and seizure of the AlRaza boat were conducted as per the procedure in which we recovered 78 packets weighing around 86 kg and worth Rs 602 crore in the international market he added the news agency reported on SundayThe operation was an epitome of interagency coordination wherein the Indian Coast Guard ICG Antiterrorism Squad ATS and Narcotics Control Bureau NCB collaborated seamlessly which culminated in the successful operation the statement readwith ANI inputs