GUWAHATI, DEC 11: The Assam police arrested a suspected drug kingpin from Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar international border on Dec 9, 2022.
The drug kingpin have been identified as Lalpiang Naurah(40), of Aizwal.
He was involved in a case related to the seizure of drugs in Karimganj district in October this year.
“He was apprehended and brought to Karimganj on Saturday.On October 10, around 9.47 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 47 crore were seized during a joint operation by police and Border Security Force (BSF) from a truck near the Karimganj railway station,” said a police source.
The truck was on its way to Tripura from Mizoram. Driver Mohib Uddin, was arrested and an FIR was lodged by the BSF on the matter.
“After interrogating Mohib, we found out the owner of the drug consignment Emad Uddin Tapadar, a resident of Chargola in Karimganj district. We have conducted a raid and arrested him,” said a police official.
According to police, Emad revealed various details relating to the smuggling of drugs in the Barak Valley from Mizoram.
A few more persons were also apprehended later in connection with the case.
“During further investigation, we have found Lalpiang Naurah was involved in the smuggling of heroin, which was seized in Karimganj on October 10. We have communicated with the Mizoram police following which several operations were conducted in Aizawl and at different locations of Mizoram to track down Lalpiang Naurah. On Friday, he was apprehended from an area in Aizawl and was brought to Karimganj on Saturday,” said the police official.
Meanwhile, Assam police have started massive operation against drugs and in last few months they have successfully seized huge consignment of contraband drugs and arrested many peddlers associated with the racket.
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