GUWAHATI: A huge consignment of heroin marked as “100% pure” in Chinese, morphine, crystal meth and syabu worth about Rs 15 crore was seized from a Sikkim registered vehicle in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday morning. The consignment was headed for Siliguri in West Bengal, police said.
Three peddlers — Rajesh Lakandri (37), Kumar Gajimer (38) and Tangambou Marianmai (48) — were arrested in connection with the case. The trio hail from Manipur.
Acting on a tip-off, Assam Police and the Central Reserve Police Force foiled the bid to smuggle the consignment of narcotic drugs. John Das, sub-divisional police officer, Bokajan, said the consignment was smuggled from Manipur.
Das said, “A naka was set up at Dilai Tiniali under the jurisdiction of Dilai police station in the district, where the team intercepted a Bolero vehicle bearing the registration number of Sikkim. The vehicle was thoroughly searched and they recovered the consignment of narcotic drugs hidden in the glove box and gear box of the vehicle.”
He said the team had recovered 383 grams of heroin marked as “Double UO Globe” and the words “100% pure” in Chinese. “It is one of the purest forms of heroin and famous in the Golden Triangle. Heroin was recovered from the glove box of the vehicle while 1 kg morphine, 2 kg of crystal meth and syabu were recovered from the hidden gear box,” he added.
