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Guwahati: Assam security forces stopped three Bangladeshi nationals from crossing into India on August 29. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the arrests after alert patrols spotted the group trying to breach the border. The state continues to reinforce its surveillance efforts to block illegal entries. "Last night, 3 such individuals were identified and prevented from entering India by our alert forces," Sarma said on X.
Police also hit the illegal cattle trade hard in two separate busts. Goalpara officers recovered 12 animals and cuffed three suspects near the inter-state border. Meanwhile, Dhubri Police intercepted a larger haul of 42 cattle and grabbed two vehicles used to haul the stock. Sarma backed the aggressive police tactics and promised to keep the pressure on traffickers.
Updated at 30th August 2026 at 5:48pm
Beyond the borders, Sarma is shifting focus to the state's long-running drug war. On August 30, he pushed for a coordinated national effort, arguing that Assam cannot hold the line against narcotics alone. Since the #AssamAgainstDrugs campaign launched in 2021, police have seized contraband worth more than Rs 3,253 crore and hauled in over 26,500 suspects. Arrest numbers climbed from 4,175 in 2021 to 4,901 this year.
Sarma pointed to the state's geography as a liability, noting that drugs flowing out of Myanmar filter through Mizoram and Manipur before hitting Assam. To mark the progress, officials recently torched seized narcotics worth over Rs 472 crore in Nalbari to ensure the drugs never hit the streets. The Chief Minister is now banking on the Centre's 100-week youth engagement program to bolster enforcement and stop addiction before it takes root.
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