Four drug peddlers have been arrested by the police in Guwahati, Assam.
The four drug peddlers were arrested following a joint operation by the Central Guwahati Police District (CGPD) SOG and Paltan Bazar police.
The accused were arrested from Gandhi Basti and Kharguli areas in Guwahati.
The arrested accused have been identified as: Ronak Pratim Mazumdar (37), Selim Ahmed (38), Idrish Ali (30), and Sushil Boro (52).
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5 grams of heroin, 230 empty vials, 5 soap boxes and 45 mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the arrested individuals.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
The police in Assam have been conducting intense crackdown on drugs mafia in the state.