Karimganj (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): A drug peddler was apprehended in the Patharkandi area of Karimganj district and eight soap boxes containing about 276 grams of suspected brown sugar (Grade-II) were seized from his possession, Assam police said on Saturday.

According to officials, the estimated value of seized contraband is around Rs 55 lakh.

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"The arrested person has been identified as Kabir Uddin. We are further looking into the case," Gitartha Dev Sarma, DSP, Karimganj said.

More details are awaited.

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The Border Security Force (BSF) had on Thursday seized approx 221.96 gms of suspected brown sugar worth Rs 1.10 crore in Tripura's Unakoti district from a train going from Silchar to Agartala.

However, the suspect managed to slip away taking advantage of the crowd of passengers, the BSF had said. (ANI)

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