Shillong, Oct 10: The Border Security Force (BSF) in its drive against narcotics, on Tuesday, acting on specific information of BSF regarding illegal transportation of narcotics drugs (suspected to be heroin) from Mizoram towards Tripura via Karimganj in a truck, carried out a joint operation with troops of 7 Battalion, Mizoram & Cachar Frontier BSF along with Karimganj Police.
The joint team intercepted a truck bearing Regd. No. AS-11- BC-7975 near New Karimganj Railway Station at 1 am and searched the truck where they recovered 764 numbers of soap cases filled with suspected heroin from a cavity made in the ceiling of the truck cabin weighing at 9.477 Kgs which is worth upto Rs. 47.4 crores were seized and the truck driver was also arrested.
The seized items along with the truck driver is presently under the custody of Karimganj Police for further legal actions.