Guwahati, March 21 -- The Assam police on Friday busted a drug racket in the areas of Nagaon district and arrested one person in possession of heroin worth Rs 1 crore, an official said.

The official said that acting on a specific tip-off, the police intercepted a vehicle in the Gereki area and seized 461 gm of heroin following a thorough search.

Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in his social media handle X stated that the Assam police have arrested one person on the charges of drug peddling.

CM stated that the "War on drugs continues; heroin worth Rs 1 crore seized. In a source-backed operation, Nagaon police intercepted a vehicle at Gereki and recovered 461 grams of heroin on a thorough search. Police arrested one person in ...