Ganja-heroin along with truck seized, three apprehended in Guwahati

way2barak, 8 November: Source input was received that veteran drug peddler Md Boboi Ahmed of Lilong (Manipur) had sent a consignment of heroin and cannabis in truck bearing Regn No NL 07 – AA – 1919 from Manipur via Haflong to a lower Assam District. It was also learnt that the younger brother of Boboi Ahmed namely Arif Khan of Lilong had flown in from Silchar yesterday and was camping at Bobby Lodge at Basistha for receiving the cash in lieu of the narcotics sold.

 Based on the input, in the morning hours of today, the truck was intercepted at Amingaon and two couriers namely Md Kamal Hassan (driver) and Saddam (helper) were apprehended. The kingpin Md Arif Khan was also picked up from Basistha.

 The truck was checked and recovered 49 pkts of ganja weighing 16 kgs 200 gms hidden inside the spare wheel of the truck. In addition 22 soap boxes/pkts of heroin weighing 286 gms without cover were recovered from hidden compartments above the driver’s seat. The ganja and heroin along with the truck were seized and all three accused apprehended. Necessary legal steps being taken.