The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in collaboration with the CRPF, apprehended two drug traffickers and confiscated 524.9 kilograms of Ganja valued at Rs 2.6 crore. Acting on specific information, the NCB’s Guwahati Zonal Unit, along with the 155 Battalion CRPF, intercepted a truck at Khatkhati in Assam. The search of the vehicle led to the recovery of the significant amount of Ganja hidden in a specially constructed compartment to avoid detection.
The seized contraband was traced back to the forest areas of Senapati district in Manipur, with its intended destination being Birbhum district in West Bengal. This marks the second substantial seizure by the NCB Guwahati Zonal Unit in a month. In a previous operation on February 7, the unit, with the assistance of 147 BN CRPF, seized 11.7 kg of Methamphetamine near Silchar, Assam, valued at around Rs 9.5 crore in the illegal market.
With the upcoming Assembly Elections in Assam and West Bengal, the NCB Guwahati Zonal Unit has escalated its efforts to combat drug trafficking networks in the region. The NCB’s North Eastern Region has seized drugs worth Rs 105 crore in just two months, registering 21 cases and arresting 40 individuals. The seized drugs include Ganja (1036 kg), Meth (72.5 kg), Heroin (17 kg), Morphine (6.25 kg), and CBCS (13,816 bottles).
