Karimganj Police in Assam were able to seize narcotics worth Rs 25 crores and detain five people in connection with the bust, officials informed on Friday.

As per reports, the police acted on specific information to carry out an operation at Nilkanthapur village under the Bazaricherra police station during which the massive consignment of drugs was intercepted and seized.

Officials informed that the total quantity of narcotics, identified as heroin, was found to be around 3.2 kilograms. The drugs were kept in as many as 250 soap cases, ready to be smuggled.

During the operation Karimganj Police officials also nabbed five people along with the heroin.

Two vehicles, a Renault Duster, bearing registration number AS 01 BW 8277 and a Maruti Alto with registration numbers AS 10 F 1205 coming in from Mizoram was intercepted by the police and checked during which the heroin concealed inside came up, as per information received.

The accused persons have been identified as Talab Hussain, Tahir Ahmed and Khalid Hussain, residents of Patharkandi, and Nitai Sarkar and Nitu Sarkar, residents of neighbouring state Tripura.