The Assam Rifles, in joint operation with Lakhipur Police, seized 97 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 68.2 lacs from General Area Binnakandi in Assam's Cachar district
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The Assam Rifles, in joint operation with Lakhipur Police, seized 97 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 68.2 lacs from General Area Binnakandi, under Lakhipur Police Station, in Assam's Cachar district on Friday, said an official release.
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Based on credible information, a joint operation was launched by the Radhanagar Batallion of Assam Rifles and the Lakhipur Police Station. The team seized 97 gms of Brown Sugar worth Rs 68.2 Lacs from one civilian along with a Bike.
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Seized contents were handed over to Lakhipur Police Station in Cachar District, on Friday for further investigation & legal proceedings.
Earlier on January 7, in a joint operation with Manipur Police, Assam Rifles recovered over 1 kg of psychotropic drug WY tablets and apprehended one person, officials said.
"A total of 1.137kg of psychotropic drug WY tablets of approximate cost Rs 1.5 crore was recovered from the bordering area of Assam and Manipur," they said.
The apprehended person, along with the seized drugs, was handed over to Jiribam Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.
Meanwhile, As a part of the special "anti-smuggling drive', BSF Tripura, in a joint operation with the Department of Customs Agartala, seized 220 kg of Ganja from a house located in Jalaibari, informed BSF Tripura. The estimated value of the Cannabis is Rs 33,00,000.
In another such operation, on Thursday, in the area of Border Outpost Karamtilla near Kalachera on NH-08 Dist South Tripura, BSF troops seized a big consignment of clothing items worth Rs. 48,25,500/-loaded in a vehicle and detained one Indian national driver.
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