Guwahati: Four persons have been arrested and heroin worth over Rs 15 crore has been seized from their possession in two incidents in Assam on Sunday,police said.
Acting on a tip-off, police personnel have been on naka-checking and a truck carrying 3.45 kg heroin has been intercepted in Karbi Anglong district , a release from the state police headquarters said.
Two persons, both residents of Manipur, have been arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ,it said.
During preliminary investigation, it has been found out that the drugs were being transported from Imphal to Guwahati, the release said.
In another incident, a house has been raided by police personnel and 88 containers with 1 mg suspected heroin each have been seized ,besides items that have been stolen from temples and the Jagiroad Paper Millin Morigaon district, it said.
A couple has been arrested and booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the NDPS Act, the release added.
(PTI)
