Two held with Rs 8-crore heroin in Assam

DIPHU: Security forces comprising state police and CRPF confiscated a huge consignment of heroin, estimated to be worth nearly Rs 8 crore, and arrested two people in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the security forces launched an operation in the Lahorijan area of the district on Friday night.
A truck coming from Manipur was intercepted early on Saturday and following a search operation, 116 soap boxes containing 1.3 kg of heroin were seized.
The contraband was hidden in the tarpaulin covering the truck.
(With inputs from PTI)