Narcotics worth Rs 210 crore seized, one arrested in Assam

In a major drug haul, 21 kg narcotics valued at around Rs 210 crore in the international market have been seized from Assam’s Cachar district near the interstate border with Mizoram, police said on Friday.

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested one individual who is a native of Mizoram on the



charges of drug peddling.The accused was identified as P. Lalliana, the police said.

Drugs were being transported using a vehicle from Mizoram, the police said.

According to police, based on secret input, the STF conducted an operation in the Sildubi area of the Cachar district on Thursday night.