GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police apprehended several people in a series of operations in Khanapara, Supermarket and Kahilipara, recovering suspected heroin weighing over 1.1 kg in total, along with a pistol, ammunition, vehicles and other items, according to police information.
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In one operation, a police team apprehended two persons in front of Farm Gate in Khanapara based on secret information. The accused were identified as Dipankar Saikia, 25, a resident of Khanapara in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district, and Akash Konwar, 22, a resident of Topatuli village under Khetri Police Station in Assam.
During the search, police recovered 18 plastic containers containing a light orange-coloured powdery substance suspected to be heroin, weighing 25.47 grams in total, along with a mobile phone. The seized articles were recovered in the presence of independent witnesses.
In another operation in the Khanapara area, a Dispur Police Station team apprehended three alleged drug peddlers identified as Phatik Bodo, 31, of Garchuk; Rahul Mondol, 29, of Khanapara; and Simi Bharali, 25, of Bajali.
Police recovered 14 plastic vials containing suspected heroin weighing 20.93 grams from their possession. Legal action has been initiated against the three under relevant provisions of law.
In a separate raid on APSC Road, opposite Khanapara Field, police apprehended Sandeep Dey, 36, a resident of Panjabari, and Riki Dey, 26, a resident of Sonapur. During the search, 10 vials containing a light orange-coloured powdery substance suspected to be heroin, weighing 14.8 grams, were recovered and seized in the presence of independent witnesses.
Police also conducted a raid near Jyoti Bishnu Pekhyagriho in Khanapara, apprehending Shifung Basumatary, 25, of Nazirakhat Colony, and Binit Kumar Roy, 22, of Panjabari. Nine vials containing a light orange-coloured powdery substance suspected to be heroin, weighing 14.5 grams, were recovered during the operation. The seizure was carried out in the presence of independent witnesses after serving notice under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The apprehended persons and seized articles were subsequently taken to Dispur Police Station for further legal action.
In a separate operation at Supermarket, police intercepted a vehicle at around 4 PM on the previous day and apprehended Sanjib Ray and his wife, Nitu Moni Medhi, residents of Lichubagan in Hengrabari.
During the search, police recovered a soap case containing 11.5 grams of suspected narcotic contraband. During subsequent interrogation, the couple reportedly disclosed that they had a rented house in Kahilipara.
A search of the rented premises led to the recovery of 95 soap cases containing approximately 1.045 kg of suspected narcotic contraband. Police also recovered a .32-bore pistol and six live rounds of ammunition from the premises.
Other items recovered during the operation included a cash-counting machine, an SUV, a sedan, a motorcycle, a weighing machine, bank passbooks and ATM cards.
Police have initiated legal action in connection with the suspected narcotic substances, firearm, ammunition and other recovered items.
The series of operations resulted in multiple apprehensions across the Khanapara area and a separate recovery of suspected narcotics and a firearm from a rented premises in Kahilipara.
