Border Drug Route Under Scanner as Two Held with Suspected Narcotics

Police arrested a man and a woman near the Assam–Nagaland border after seizing around 18 grams of suspected drugs. Investigators are probing the supply chain amid growing concern over cross-border narcotics trafficking. NAZIRA, July 19, 2026 — In a major anti-narcotics operation, Shimlaguri Police in Assam's Nazira Co-District arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized approximately 18 grams of suspected narcotics during a vehicle check near the Assam–Nagaland border on Friday.