Cachar, Aug. 30 -- Assam Rifles recovered 15 soap cases of heroin worth approximately Rs 1.22 crore in a joint operation with Cachar Police. The consignment was being transported through Jirighat by a drug peddler in Cachar District, Assam, late in the evening on Friday, said Assam Rifles.

Assam Rifles launched the operation based on intelligence of the trafficking of drugs in the region. During the operation, one individual, a resident of Binnakandi Ghat, Lakhipur, Assam, was also apprehended.

Assam Rifles has been at the forefront of anti-drug operations in the region, conducting regular operations to disrupt and dismantle narcotics networks. This seizure is a significant milestone in the effort to combat drug trafficking, said Assam ...