Heroin worth Rs 4.5 crore seized, 2 held

GUWAHATI: The city police arrested two persons and seized heroin worth over Rs 4.5 crore from their possession at Jorabat, on the outskirts of Guwahati, early on Thursday.
Giving details, Guwahati police commissioner Harmeet Singh said: “Acting on specific information regarding shipment of a drug consignment from Manipur, a police cordon was set up near Jorabat outpost under the Basistha police station. During checking of vehicles, 60 packets of heroin weighing about 660gms packed in plastic soap cases were seized from a truck.”
Two persons – including the driver Warish alias Abhoy (26) and Jennyson Tayenjam (20) — both hailing from Thoubal district of Manipur were arrested in this connection.