Based on specific intelligence inputs about drug trafficking, the joint team launched an operation in the Cachar district. During the operation, the team apprehended one individual, a resident of Karimganj, who was transporting 20,000 Yaba tablets worth ₹6 crore on a scooty via Nilam Baza
In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Assam Police seized 3 lakh Yaba tablets worth 90 crore from a secret chamber of a vehicle in Assam's Cachar district and arrested two people hailing from Manipur, officials said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sribhumi Partha Protim Das stated that information had been received regarding a vehicle carrying the substances, after which the police conducted a thorough search and recovered the substances in the secret chamber inside the vehicle's fuel tank.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Sribhumi police seized 650 grams of heroin and 10,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 5 crore at Puwamara, leading to the arrest of four drug peddlers.
In a major drug bust, Tripura police recovered 90,000 Yaba tablets from an auto rickshaw during a routine vehicle checking operation near Amtali Bypass in Agartala on Friday, police said.
Police recovered and seized 20,000 Yaba tablets and 216 grams of heroin in Assam's Cachar district, officials said. Five people have been arrested by the police in the case.
In a major success against drug trafficking, the Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Jatrapur Police, seized 14,000 Yaba tablets and arrested three suspected individuals in the Salpokhar area close to the border, a press release from the Tripura CMO informed.
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Assam Rifles and the Customs Department conducted a successful joint operation in Tripura's Khowai district, seizing a massive consignment of narcotics worth ₹14 crore.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday applauded the Assam Police for arresting an individual after 30,000 YABA tablets worth Rs 6 crore were recovered from him.
Assam Rifles delivered strong blow to narcotics smuggling in Tripura. In a joint op with DRI and Tripura Police, Assam Rifles seized 3 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 30 Cr from a truck in Kheyerpur.