Drugs worth over Rs 8 cr seized in Assam, 3 held

GUWAHATI: (Jan 10) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the police have seized drugs worth Rs 8.2 crore in Cachar district and arrested three persons in this connection.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team seized 1.357 kg of morphine, the chief minister posted on 'X'.

''Drug peddlers, I feel you! You imported 1.357 kg morphine worth Rs 8.2 crore, only to get busted by @cacharpolice. But you forgot one simple fact: This is Assam!," Sarma said on the social media platform on Friday.