Acting on a tip off, Guwahati Police led by Joint Commissioner of city police, Partha Sarathi Mahanta, arrested five drug peddlers including two Home Guard jawans attached to Garchuk Police Station.
The arrested Home Guard jawans were identified as Hemant Burman and Babul Das who were posted at Garchuk PS.
According to sources, the home guard jawans were bargaining with the drug peddlers for money.
#AssamAgainstDrugs
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 24, 2021
Another major drug haul by @assampolice.
The timely interception by @GuwahatiPol has led to successful recovery of 50,000 ‘World is Yours’ tablets. We shall not allow our youth to get trapped by the drugs menace.@DGPAssamPolice pic.twitter.com/JpwRGLEAkH
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hailed the seizure of the drugs in a tweet.