Police have registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) Act.
Moreover, an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act, officially added.
Those arrested have been identified as Md Ekbal Hussain (60), Abdul Gafur (30), Azim Ullah (22), Md Jahangir Alam (20), Jannat Ara (21), Sadiya Begam (19), and Dilbahar Begam (45).
Two dumper trucks from Tripura had been halted by the police team in the Churaibari region near the Assam-Tripura border, police stated.
During seerch operation, around 1183 kg of ganja (cannabis) found in the vehicle. Two people were detained, including the driver.
The Bangladeshi nationals entered India from Gopalganj in Bangladesh via Akhaura border in Agartala, Tripura
4 persons were arrested in two separate cases for smuggling contraband items through the Tripura-Assam border
