{"id":127740,"date":"2024-09-20T15:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=127740"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:21:47","slug":"former-insurgent-leader-turned-journalist-arrested-in-major-drug-bust-at-assam-nagaland-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=127740","title":{"rendered":"Former Insurgent Leader Turned Journalist Arrested in Major Drug Bust at Assam-Nagaland Border&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127157\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In Assam and its neighboring states, the extensive trafficking of banned drugs has become a significant societal crisis. At this critical juncture, on Friday at 12:46 PM, the police conducted an operation at Khatkhati, near the <a href=\"http:\/\/Assam-Nagaland\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Assam-Nagaland<\/span><\/strong><\/a> border, and arrested a top leader of a former insurgent organization with heroin.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127741\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Former Insurgent Leader Turned Journalist Arrested:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022.jpg\" alt=\"Assam Nagaland Border\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0022-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Former Insurgent Leader Turned Journalist Arrested:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">According to available information, at around 12:46 PM today, a police team led by Nitul Saikia, the Officer-in-Charge of Khatkhati police station, along with Sub-Inspector Jitumoni Saikia and Assistant Sub-Inspector Pankaj Saikia, conducted a search operation at Karagaon Ranabasti. They stopped a Maruti Express vehicle bearing registration number AS-31-4291, coming from Dimapur. During the search, the police managed to seize 11.080 grams of heroin hidden in a soap box. .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The seizure was made in the presence of Bokajan Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rustam Raj Brahma and witnesses. In connection with this incident, the police arrested three traffickers, including a woman. The arrested traffickers have been identified as Sahil Munda, Rohit Roy, and Samsun Nehar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127742\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240920-WA0021-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"> It has been revealed that Sahil Munda, one of the traffickers, was a former chief commander of the indigenous armed insurgent group &#8216;Apla,&#8217; which had surrendered and joined the mainstream in July of the previous year. Engaging in such illicit drug trafficking activities, this self-proclaimed former rebel leader had also tried to establish himself as a journalist by launching a news portal named IBN 24*7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"> By marking his vehicle with &#8216;PRESS,&#8217; he attempted to deceive the police while smuggling drugs. Ultimately, due to the vigilance of the police, this multifaceted drug trafficker, Sahil Munda, was caught in the police net.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Assam and its neighboring states, the extensive trafficking of banned drugs has become a significant societal crisis. At this critical juncture, on Friday at 12:46 PM, the police conducted an operation at Khatkhati, near the Assam-Nagaland border, and arrested a top leader of a former insurgent organization with heroin. 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