According to the Chief Minister, the seized contraband includes yaba tablets and other illegal substances. Sarma said Assam Police has intensified its drive against drug trafficking, creating a scenario that he described as a “real-life Narcos episode.” The operations stretched from Karbi Anglong to Silchar, tightening pressure on organised narcotics networks operating in the region.

The crackdown is part of Assam’s aggressive anti-drug campaign, which has led to numerous arrests and seizures over the past few years. Authorities believe that the seized items were intended for distribution across multiple northeastern states.

Officials added that follow-up investigations are underway to identify the larger network behind the traffickers and to track cross-border supply chains. Assam Police has stated it will continue special operations in high-risk districts as part of its zero-tolerance approach towards narcotics trafficking.

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Of these, 59 contracts worth ₹16.83 crore were awarded without tenders, despite government norms requiring tendering for works exceeding ₹50 lakh since 2020. At least 11 such work orders crossed this limit. The contracts covered construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, irrigation channels, civic buildings, power lines, tourist facilities and more.

The data was submitted after the Supreme Court asked the state to provide details in response to a PIL by Save Mon Region Federation and Voluntary Arunachal Sena, which alleged preferential allocation of contracts to the CM’s family. The Court observed that so many contracts going to one family was “an extraordinary coincidence.”

In its affidavit, the government defended direct work orders as a “common practice” in remote tribal areas and claimed that 95% of total contracts were still awarded through open tenders. The Court has directed the state to file updated records for all 28 districts from 2015–2025 within eight weeks. The case will be heard again on February 3.

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