Assam: Heroin worth Rs 3 crore seized in Golaghat, one held

The police seized heroin valued at Rs three crore and arrested a drug peddler in Assam's Golaghat district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

The police found 654 gms of heroin in his possession, he said.

 ''Based on a secret input, @GolaghatPolice today carried out an operation in Sarupathar and apprehended a drug dealer,'' the chief minister posted on X.  

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''The drug was brought from a neighbouring state and valued at Rs 3 crore,'' Sarma said.  

 The chief minister also congratulated the Assam police for the seizure.