40 drums of illegal oil seized in Assam, 1 held

A total of 40 drums of illegal oil weighing 240 litres each were seized, and one person was arrested during police raid in Assam's Nagaon district in early hours of Friday.

A total of 40 drums of illegal oil weighing 240 liters each were seized, and one person was arrested during a police raid in Assam's Nagaon district in the early hours of Friday.

A Wagon R and three pickup vehicles used to transport the oil were also seized, said police.

"Based on a secret input of illegal oil cutting from oil tankers, a raid was conducted today morning around 2 am. One oil tanker with 40 drums of oil weighing 240 liters each will. One Wagon R and three pickup vehicles used to transport the oil were also seized. Further investigation is underway," officers from the Raha Police station informed.