Cop among two held with 25Cr heroin in Tripura

Agartala: Two persons, including a police constable, were arrested with heroin worth Rs 25 crore in North Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle coming from Mizoram’s Champhai district was intercepted at Damcherra on Monday, they said. “On searching the vehicle, heroin weighing more than 2 kg, worth around Rs 25 crore, was found,” SP Bhanupada Chakraborty said.There were two persons in the vehicle — Sahidul Rahaman (35), a constable of Tripura Police and Jasimuddin (36), a resident of Sepahijala district — who were held. Chakraborty said the vehicle was heading to Sonamura. PTI