2 arrested with heroin worth Rs 4 crore in North Tripura

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By  Firstdespatch Desk   Jul 01, 2024

Agartala, July 1 (FD) When the drug mafias have chosen a new route – Myanmar – Mizoram-Tripura –Bangladesh for trafficking of drugs, the police in North Tripura district is also active to bust the rackets.

Two persons were arrested with heroin worth Rs 4 crore in North Tripura’s Bagbassa area, police said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle that was coming from Mizoram was intercepted on the Assam-Agartala highway on Sunday, they said.

North Tripura district police chief, Bhanupada Chakraborty said, “We have recovered 408 grams of heroin kept in various parts of the vehicle. Two persons, identified as Sohel Miah and Dilwar Hussain — hailing from Sonamura subdivision of Sepahijala district, were arrested for illegally trafficking drugs,”

These consignments of drugs were coming from Myanmar via Mizoram, was supposed to be delivered at Sonamura located near the Bangladesh border, he said.

“We have started an investigation into the case. Drug peddlers are using the North Tripura district as a safe corridor,” Chakraborty said.

He said that with this, police seized heroin worth Rs 31 crore from various parts of the district in June. FD JK