{"id":131709,"date":"2024-12-03T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=131709"},"modified":"2024-12-03T20:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:07:20","slug":"shocking-arrest-in-bongaigaon-alleged-drug-smuggler-caught-cash-and-mobile-phone-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=131709","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Arrest in Bongaigaon: Alleged Drug Smuggler Caught, Cash and Mobile Phone Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-131604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg?resize=187%2C52&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span>n a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=124747\">anti-drug operation<\/a> in Bongaigaon district, the police teams from Abhayapuri and Borghola, with assistance from the CRPF, apprehended a suspected heroin supplier on December 3 in Kahibari, Abhayapuri. The suspect, identified as Sarwar Alam from Gerukabari, was caught in possession of approximately 11 grams of suspected heroin. Additionally, authorities seized a mobile phone and Rs 900 during the raid.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131710\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Shocking Arrest in Bongaigaon: Alleged Drug Smuggler Caught, Cash and Mobile Phone Seized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shocking Arrest in Bongaigaon: Alleged Drug Smuggler Caught, Cash and Mobile Phone Seized\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/674f19235c55a-suspected-drugs-peddler-held-in-bongaigaon-assam-034342153-16x9-1.jpeg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shocking Arrest in Bongaigaon: Alleged Drug Smuggler Caught, Cash and Mobile Phone Seized<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The operation was launched following a tip-off, highlighting the police\u2019s ongoing commitment to combating drug-related activities in the region. Investigations into the case are currently underway to further dismantle illicit drug networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In related news, the DIG of Prisons in Assam has initiated an investigation into allegations of molestation in Dhubri jail, emphasizing the state\u2019s commitment to addressing concerns within its correctional facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a successful anti-drug operation in Bongaigaon district, the police teams from Abhayapuri and Borghola, with assistance from the CRPF, apprehended a suspected heroin supplier on December 3 in Kahibari, Abhayapuri. The suspect, identified as Sarwar Alam from Gerukabari, was caught in possession of approximately 11 grams of suspected heroin. Additionally, authorities seized a mobile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[36917,18207,59,618,36915,36918,18746,36928,32744,17175,36926,22869,26885,36923,36921,36929,18185,36925,21838,36922,21841,36927,18204,18756,36924,36916,21843,33150,36920,36930,36919],"class_list":["post-131709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-abhayapuri","tag-anti-drug-operation","tag-assam","tag-assam-police","tag-bongaigaon-district","tag-borghola","tag-community-safety","tag-correctional-facilities","tag-crime-prevention","tag-crpf","tag-dhubri-jail","tag-drug-enforcement","tag-drug-trafficking","tag-drug-related-activities","tag-gerukabari","tag-heroin-possession","tag-heroin-seizure","tag-illicit-drug-networks","tag-investigation","tag-kahibari","tag-law-enforcement","tag-molestation-allegations","tag-narcotics-control","tag-ongoing-investigations","tag-police-commitment","tag-police-teams","tag-public-safety","tag-regional-security","tag-sarwar-alam","tag-substance-abuse-intervention","tag-suspected-heroin-supplier"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157675,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157675","url_meta":{"origin":131709,"position":0},"title":"Assam Rifles Busts Rs 1.87 Cr Heroin Near Myanmar Border in Mizoram","author":"News Desk","date":"August 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Assam Rifles personnel recovered 250.21 grams of heroin, valued at more than Rs 1.87 crore, during an anti-narcotics operation near the India\u2013Myanmar border in Mizoram\u2019s Champhai district, officials said. 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