Nagaon (Assam), Mar 27 (PTI) Two persons have been arrested in Assam's Hojai district and heroin worth Rs 3 crore has been seized from their possession, police said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the duo from a Guwahati-bound train coming from Nagaland's Dimapur on Saturday night and seized 760 gm of heroin from their possession, a senior officer said.

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Further investigation is underway, he added.

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