Assam Police bust interstate drug racket; Yaba tablets worth Rs.20 cr seized, two arrested

Assam Police intercepted a vehicle that led to recovery of 1 lakh Yaba tablets

April 13, 2024

Assam Police seize drugs Worth Rs.20 cr at Assam’s Karimganj District, two named Abul Hasan and Saharul Islam arrested

Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling gang and recovered narcotics worth Rs.20 crores in Karimganj District, officials said on Saturday.

The Assam Police have arrested two persons on charges of drug peddling. The arrested persons have been identified as Abul Hasan and Saharul Islam.

According to police, Hasan stays in Dimapur and he was a major supplier and carrier of narcotics in the Upper Assam area.

A police team was following him for the last six months and this effort paid off with the seizure of the drugs.

Superintendent of Police in Karimganj, Partha Pratim Das said, “A vehicle was intercepted in the Nilambazar area of the district on Friday night that led to recovery of 1 lakh Yaba tablets from the secret chambers of the vehicle.”

The police officer said that the international market value of the seized drugs must be around Rs.20 crores.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded the effort of the police and posted on his X handle, “In a major crackdown on the narcotics network, Karimganj Police, acting on a specific input intercepted a vehicle in Srikrishna Nagar and seized 1,00,000 Yaba tablets from its secret chambers.”

He also mentioned that the consignment was coming from a neighbouring state.

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