{"id":125456,"date":"2024-08-10T18:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=125456"},"modified":"2024-08-10T18:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:28:35","slug":"karbi-anglong-police-busts-rs-2-crore-heroin-smuggling-operation-in-ambulance-at-khatkhati-checkpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=125456","title":{"rendered":"Karbi Anglong\u00a0 Police Busts Rs. 2 Crore Heroin Smuggling Operation in Ambulance at Khatkhati Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-125158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">n a dramatic turn of events, Assam police conducted a search operation in Khatkhati on Saturday afternoon, uncovering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/?p=124887\">suspected heroin<\/a> worth over Rs. 2 crore from an ambulance. The operation, which took place around 3 PM, was led by Bokajan Sub-division Police Officer Rustamraj Brahma, in collaboration with Khatkhati police station&#8217;s Officer-in-Charge Nitul Saikia and other staff members. The team set up a routine checkpoint in front of the SBI bank in Khatkhati, leading to the discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125463\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Karbi Anglong\u00a0 Police Busts Rs. 2 Crore Heroin Smuggling Operation in Ambulance at Khatkhati Checkpoint\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78.jpeg\" alt=\"Karbi Anglong\u00a0 Police Busts Rs. 2 Crore Heroin Smuggling Operation in Ambulance at Khatkhati Checkpoint\" width=\"1280\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78-750x338.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3cece445-12ab-4911-b494-94d357ccdc78-1140x513.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karbi Anglong\u00a0 Police Busts Rs. 2 Crore Heroin Smuggling Operation in Ambulance at Khatkhati Checkpoint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to reliable sources, the police were conducting a regular checkpoint operation when they intercepted an Eeco van ambulance, bearing the registration number MN 06 LX 1916, traveling from Manipur towards Guwahati. Upon thorough inspection, they discovered 23 soap boxes cleverly concealed under the bonnet of the ambulance. These boxes contained approximately 265 grams of suspected heroin.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-125464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"857\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-1024x548.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-768x411.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-1536x823.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-750x402.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6abf0fc3-9ac8-491a-be66-7b4047aaf379-1140x611.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The primary suspect, identified as Siraj, the son of Abdul Rashid from Santhil Makhalikie in Imphal, Manipur, was immediately apprehended. Police sources confirmed that Siraj is currently under investigation to gather more information regarding the drug trafficking network. The market value of the seized heroin is estimated to be over Rs. 2 crore.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The operation was a part of the police&#8217;s ongoing effort to curb drug trafficking in the region. The strategic location of Khatkhati, being a transit point between Manipur and Assam, has made it a hotspot for drug smuggling activities. The use of an ambulance for transporting illegal substances is a new tactic aimed at evading police scrutiny, making this bust particularly significant.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a dramatic turn of events, Assam police conducted a search operation in Khatkhati on Saturday afternoon, uncovering suspected heroin worth over Rs. 2 crore from an ambulance. The operation, which took place around 3 PM, was led by Bokajan Sub-division Police Officer Rustamraj Brahma, in collaboration with Khatkhati police station&#8217;s Officer-in-Charge Nitul Saikia and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[28370,28371,28373,28364,28379,28382,618,28365,28375,28376,28367,28363,7818,19463,28377,28378,28368,28369,26000,28380,18595,28372,28374,28366,26401,28381],"class_list":["post-125456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karbi-anglong","tag-23-soap-boxes","tag-265-grams-heroin","tag-abdul-rashid","tag-ambulance","tag-ambulance-drug-transportation","tag-anti-drug-trafficking-efforts","tag-assam-police","tag-bokajan-sub-division-police-officer-rustamraj-brahma","tag-drug-trafficking-network","tag-drug-trafficking-region","tag-eeco-van-ambulance","tag-heroin-worth-rs-2-crore","tag-khatkhati","tag-khatkhati-police-station","tag-khatkhati-transit-point","tag-manipur-to-assam-drug-smuggling","tag-manipur-to-guwahati","tag-mn-06-lx-1916","tag-officer-in-charge-nitul-saikia","tag-police-drug-bust","tag-police-investigation","tag-primary-suspect-siraj","tag-santhil-makhalikie-imphal","tag-sbi-bank-khatkhati","tag-search-operation","tag-significant-drug-bust"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/125462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}