Guwahati Railway Police Seizes Marijuana worth Rs 50,000

Guwahati, August 16, 2019:

The Guwahati Railway Police today seized 7 kilos of suspected marijuana worth Rs 50,000 approx and apprehended a man in relation to the case.

The man has been identified as Braj Kishore Kumar. According to official sources, Kumar was carrying the 7kg suspected marijuana and boarded the train from Tripura Sundori Express.

A case is being registered against the two alleged smugglers under the NDPS Act. The recovered marijuana has been seized as per provision of the NDPS Act.

A case has been registered in connection to this case.

It is to be mentioned that the Kokrajhar Police on August 9 seized a huge quantity of Marijuana from an 18 wheeled truck in National Highway 31.

The team of Kokrajhar Police seized 20 packets of marijuana weighing one quintal. The seized Marijuana is estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakhs in the market.

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