{"id":17164,"date":"2026-01-02T16:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=17164"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:48:05","slug":"fruits-on-top-drugs-inside-assam-police-bust-24-lakh-codeine-syrup-haul-at-churaibari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/fruits-on-top-drugs-inside-assam-police-bust-24-lakh-codeine-syrup-haul-at-churaibari\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruits on Top, Drugs Inside: Assam Police Bust \u20b924 Lakh Codeine Syrup Haul at Churaibari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Assam Police Seize Codeine Cough Syrup Worth \u20b924 Lakh at Churaibari, Two Arrested<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Assam, 02 Jan 2026:<\/strong> In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Assam Police seized a huge consignment of banned codeine-based cough syrup worth over \u20b924 lakh during a routine checking operation at the Churaibari watch post. Two persons were arrested in connection with the seizure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police personnel led by the Officer-in-Charge of Churaibari Outpost, Niranjan Das, intercepted a mini lorry bearing registration number AS28AC-2040 on Friday around 3 pm. The vehicle was travelling from Guwahati towards Agartala via Haflong and Silchar, carrying vegetables and fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">During a thorough search, police discovered codeine cough syrup bottles cleverly concealed inside fruit crates. A total of 2,423 bottles were recovered, each containing 100 ml of the banned psychotropic substance. According to police estimates, the black-market value of the seized cough syrup exceeds \u20b924 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Police arrested the driver, Nur Jamal, and the co-driver\/helper, Raju Ahmed, both residents of Barpeta district in Assam. Preliminary investigation revealed that the traffickers had adopted a new modus operandi by hiding narcotic substances inside fruit cartons to evade detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking on the seizure, police officials said they had prior information about a suspected vehicle carrying narcotic substances. The alertness of the Churaibari outpost team ensured the vehicle was stopped immediately and searched meticulously, leading to the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">A case has been registered against the accused under the provisions of the NDPS Act, and both arrested persons will be produced before the Sribhumi court for further legal proceedings. Police have stated that further investigation is underway to identify the wider network involved in the drug trafficking racket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major anti-narcotics operation, Assam Police seized 2,423 bottles of banned codeine-based cough syrup worth over \u20b924 lakh during a routine check at Churaibari watch post. The contraband was cleverly concealed inside fruit crates being transported by a mini lorry from Assam to Agartala. Two persons from Barpeta district were arrested, and a case has been registered under the NDPS Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":17163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[3609,3602,3608,3168,3606,3605,3603,3604,3607],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":{"0":"post-17164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tripura","8":"tag-agartala-route","9":"tag-assam-police","10":"tag-barpeta-assam","11":"tag-churaibari-police","12":"tag-codeine-cough-syrup","13":"tag-drug-seizure-assam","14":"tag-drug-trafficking","15":"tag-fruit-crate-smuggling","16":"tag-ndps-act"},"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17165,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164\/revisions\/17165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17164"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}