India, July 21 -- A joint team of Borobekra Police Station (BBK-PS), the 38th Battalion of Assam Rifles, and A/20 CRPF seized over 15kg of suspected contraband drugs from a passenger engine boat on the Barak River near Chaudharykhal village in Jiribam district, officials confirmed on Sunday.

According to police, the operation was carried out on Saturday around 6:30pm during routine foot patrolling and area domination duties between Savomphai and Chaudharykhal about 4 km south of BBK-PS. The team conducted random frisking and checking of passenger engine boats navigating the Barak River.

Around 7:30pm, one such boat travelling from the Tipaimukh side toward Jirimukh was intercepted near the riverbank. Upon inspection, officers found one ...