Heroin worth Rs 4 crore seized

DIPHU, Oct 21 : Two persons were arrested and heroin worth Rs 4 crore was seized from their possession in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday, police said.
During a regular vehicle-checking drive at Laharijan, police seized 584 gm of heroin packed in 48 soap boxes from two persons travelling in a Guwahati-bound bus coming from Manipur.
The two persons hailing from Manipur were taken into custody and further investigation was underway, a police officer said.
In the district’s Khatkhati area, heroin worth Rs 10 lakh was seized last week, while the drug worth Rs 2.5 crore was seized on October 9.
PTI