Silchar: Police seized 622g of heroin valued at Rs 3.11 crore and arrested a suspected drug peddler hailing from Bihar near the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Ramnagar, on the outskirts of Silchar town, on Thursday, SP (Cachar) Numal Mahatta told the media on Friday, reports BB Goswami.Mahatta said acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation near the ISBT in Ramnagar and arrested Rameshwar Ray (36), who hails from Hajipur in Bihar. After searching the man, police recovered 50 soap cases containing heroin, Mahatta said.The price of the drugs, which were seized in the presence of independent witnesses, is around Rs 3.11 crore. Further investigation into the matter is on, the SP added.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised Assam Police in a post on social media on Friday.Silchar: Police seized 622g of heroin valued at Rs 3.11 crore and arrested a suspected drug peddler hailing from Bihar near the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Ramnagar, on the outskirts of Silchar town, on Thursday, SP (Cachar) Numal Mahatta told the media on Friday, reports BB Goswami.Mahatta said acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation near the ISBT in Ramnagar and arrested Rameshwar Ray (36), who hails from Hajipur in Bihar. After searching the man, police recovered 50 soap cases containing heroin, Mahatta said.The price of the drugs, which were seized in the presence of independent witnesses, is around Rs 3.11 crore. Further investigation into the matter is on, the SP added.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised Assam Police in a post on social media on Friday.
