Assam Rifles seizes heroin worth Rs 4.05 crore in Cachar

Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Cachar Police, seized heroin valued at Rs 4.05 crore and apprehended one person in Assam’s Cachar district.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs on drug trafficking, the joint team intercepted the suspect late on the night of February 17 near Maharpur along the Silchar Bypass while he was allegedly transporting the contraband.

In a statement issued on X, Assam Rifles said the operation was launched based on information regarding the movement of narcotics in Cachar district. The apprehended individual, along with the seized vehicle, has been handed over to Cachar Police for further investigation.

The latest seizure comes amid an intensified statewide crackdown on narcotics. Recently, Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog informed the Assembly that enforcement agencies have seized drugs worth over Rs 3,000 crore and arrested more than 24,000 people in drug-related cases over the past five years.

Presenting the interim Budget for 2026–27, she said the anti-drug drive gained momentum after the government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed office in 2021, with agencies significantly stepping up operations against narcotics networks.

According to the minister, contraband worth over Rs 3,001 crore has been confiscated during this period — more than seven times the total seizures recorded between 2011 and 2015 — reflecting a sustained campaign against drug trafficking in the state.