Diphu (Assam), 25 Feb: The police have seized four packets of morphine estimated to cost over Rs five crore from a vehicle coming from Nagaland and arrested two persons in this connection on Saturday in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted search operations of vehicles at Dillai Gate under Bokajan police station of the district and stopped a vehicle coming from Dimapur, a police official said.
During the search, four polythene packets of morphine weighing 2.13 kg were found concealed inside the door on the driver’s side, a police official said.
The police arrested the driver of the vehicle and another person hailing from West Bengal. (PTI)