Dima Hasao Police Arrest Drug Trafficker, Seize 231.31 Grams of Heroin Hidden in Vehicle

Hills Live News Desk
Haflong, July 3: Continuing its drive against narcotics, Dima Hasao Police on Friday arrested an alleged drug trafficker and seized 231.31 grams of suspected heroin during a naka checking operation on National Highway-27 at Jatinga Lampur under Haflong Police Station.
According to police sources, acting on specific intelligence, a naka checking operation was conducted along the Silchar-Lumding stretch of the East-West Corridor passing through Dima Hasao district. During the operation, police intercepted a 407 goods vehicle bearing registration number AS-11-EC-0736 travelling from Silchar towards Lumding.
On searching the vehicle, police recovered 20 soap cases containing suspected heroin weighing 231.31 grams. The contraband had been concealed inside a specially fabricated hidden chamber in the vehicle’s urea tank.
The driver of the vehicle, who was allegedly involved in drug trafficking, was immediately arrested. The accused is currently in police custody, and further interrogation is underway to ascertain the source and destination of the seized narcotics, as well as to identify other members of the trafficking network.
Police said National Highway-27, which passes through Dima Hasao district, has increasingly been used as a transit route by drug traffickers, and intensified surveillance and anti-narcotics