Heroin worth Rs 8 crore seized in Assam, two from Manipur held

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Description: The seizure underscores Assam police’s intensified vigil against cross-border drug smuggling, with Manipur’s Churachandpur emerging as a key source point.

India TodayNE

Sep 03, 2025,
Updated Sep 03, 2025, 10:28 AM IST

Assam's Kamrup police intercepted a vehicle, suspected of transporting narcotics from Manipur’s Churachandpur district to Lower Assam.

The vehicle, a red Hyundai i10 (Regn No. MN 01-AW-2641), was stopped at Amingaon on September 1.

A thorough search led to the recovery of 74 soap boxes containing heroin, weighing approximately 910 grams (excluding packaging). The contraband had been cleverly concealed inside the car’s door panels and rear compartment.

Two individuals — Gogou Suantak (33), son of Thangneinak Suantak of Sheiphei village, PS Sangaikot, and Seilun Vaiphei (39), son of Thangkho Vaiphei of Makhao village, PS Sangaikot — both from Churachandpur district, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

The estimated market value of the narcotics is pegged at Rs 8 crore. Legal proceedings have been initiated against the accused under the NDPS Act.

The operation, led by Kalyan Kumar Pathak, Additional Superintendent of Police (HQ), Kamrup, is being seen as a major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on inter-state drug trafficking networks.