Major drug bust in Assam: 1 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs.30 crore seized, two arrested

The senior police officer said that the consignment is suspected to have been illegally transported from Chaiphai, Mizoram

PGurus Newsdesk

July 11, 2024

The senior police officer said that the consignment is suspected to have been illegally transported from Chaiphai, Mizoram

Assam Police seize Rs.30 cr worth of Yaba tablets in Karimganj

Acting on a tip-off, Assam Police apprehended two drug peddlers and seized one lakh Yaba tablets with a market value of Rs.30 crore from their possession in the Karimganj district.

The arrested accused have been identified as Nazmul Hussain and Mutlib Ali said Karimganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Partha Protim Das on Thursday.

According to a senior police officer, the seizure was made during an anti-narcotics operation last night at the Gandharaj Bari area, which fell under the Ratabari Police station in the Karimganj district. After getting specific inputs, the police intercepted a vehicle and recovered one lakh Yaba tablets from it, the officer said.

The senior police officer said that the consignment is suspected to have been illegally transported from Chaiphai, Mizoram.

“We received information that a consignment of Yaba tablets is coming from the Mizoram side. Accordingly, we set up a naka checking in a place under the Ratabari Police station and intercepted the vehicle,” SP Das said.

Further, he added, “After thorough investigation, we recovered 10 packets of Yaba tablets from the inside of the fuel tank of the vehicle. We have arrested two people who have been identified as Nazmul Hussain and Mutlib Ali.”

Earlier, on June 7, the Assam Police seized 1.7 kilograms of heroin worth Rs.8.5 crores and arrested one person in the Dholaikhal area near the Assam-Mizoram border.

“Based on secret information, Cachar Police conducted a special operation along with the Assam-Mizoram border at the Dholaikhal area near Dholaikhal Border Outpost under the jurisdiction of Dholai Police Station,” informed Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar district.

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