Assam police busts drug racket in Karbi Anglong; 2 big network players netted

DIPHU: In another setback to the drug mafia of Assam, police have been able to bust yet another narcotics chain in the state -- this time in the tribal-inhabited Karbi Anglong district.

Assam's newly-elected chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who has asked the police force to ramp up its war against drugs in order to establish Assam as a drugs-free state.

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As per Sarma's Twitter feed, the police have seized pure heroin worth Rs 7 crore in the international market. Two arrests have also been made.

"In a big breakthrough,  

Assam's Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta wrote, "Big supply chain network with solid Narco Terror angle busted just sometimes back in Karbi Anglong. More than 2 kg pure heroin worth 7 crore in international market caught! Two big network players already netted. Congratulations team."

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