In a major drug bust, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Guwahati Zonal Unit, in collaboration with Frontier Headquarters, BSF Guwahati, seized 9.833 kilograms of heroin and apprehended a person, officials said on Friday.
The consignment's estimated street value is Rs 19.666 crore. The operation successfully disrupted an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate operating in the
North Eastern region.
According to NCB officials, the action took place on 19 November 2025, when a joint NCB-BSF team intercepted a suspect from Guwahati, Assam, near the Suriya Aspire building on NH-37, Jalukbari, Kamrup Metro, in a Hyundai Creta (Registration No. WB02AJ2203). A thorough search of the vehicle and the individual led to the recovery of the heroin consignment.