Assam: Police seized Heroin packed in soap cases in Karimganj district

Guwahati: Assam police on Monday seized a huge quantity of contraband of heroin weighing 676 grams in Karimganj district.

The district police intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighboring state and seized the heroin packed in 52 soap cases, said the official.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the police in a tweet following the haul and said "Great work”.

Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister wrote, “Karimganj police intercepted a vehicle coming from a neighbouring state and seized 676 gram Heroin packed in 52 soap cases, which were carefully packed inside baby wet wipes and stacked inside sound box of the vehicle.”

In a video, which was shared by the chief minister showed the police taking out the baby wipe packets from the sound box and further tearing the packets to reveal the drug-filled soap cases.

Earlier, on October 26, state police seized heroin and cannabis worth more than Rs. 15 crores were seized and nine people were arrested from three districts.