The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police has made a significant drug seizure in Guwahati, arresting a woman drug peddler and recovering heroin worth Rs 2.2 crore.
Acting on a tip-off, the STF arrested Sajida Begum (32) from Sawkuchi, near Guwahati, and seized 278.28 grams of heroin. In addition to the drugs, Rs 1,49,500 and a mobile phone were found in her possession.
The seizure follows a major operation on April 18, where the STF also recovered drugs worth Rs 71 crore. In that operation, heroin and highly addictive methamphetamine tablets (Yaba tablets) were seized in two separate operations at Amingaon in Assam’s Kamrup district. The police arrested two drivers, Nur Islam (34) and Nazrul Hussain alias Ali Hussain (22), who were transporting the drugs.
The heroin and Yaba tablets, valued at Rs 71 crore, were smuggled from Myanmar. Yaba tablets, also known as party pills, along with the heroin, were intended for illegal distribution across Assam and beyond, including to neighboring Bangladesh.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the STF personnel for their timely action in seizing the drugs and their continued efforts to combat the drug menace in the state. The STF’s ongoing operations are seen as crucial in disrupting the flow of illicit drugs into the region.
