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Drugs worth Rs 327 crore seized in Assam’s Hailakandi, one held
Guwahati, Sep 16 (PTI) Narcotics worth Rs 327 crore were seized and a person arrested in Assam’s Hailakandi district in the state’s biggest-ever drug haul, officials said on Wednesday.
Acting on specific intelligence, the Assam Rifles and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 109.2 kg of Yaba tablets from Ramnathpur area of the district, bordering Mizoram, during an operation launched on Tuesday night, officials said.
The operation resulted in the seizure of 546 packets of Yaba tablets valued at Rs 327 crore, along with two trucks, a mobile phone, an Aadhaar card and a driving licence.
“This is one of the largest recoveries in the region and a major breakthrough against organised inter-state narcotics trafficking,” an official release said.
The arrested person, seized contraband, vehicles and other recovered items have been handed over to the DRI, Silchar, for detailed investigation and further legal action.
”The successful operation demonstrates the strong synergy, real-time intelligence sharing and coordinated action between Assam Rifles and DRI in combating organised narcotics trafficking and safeguarding communities from the illegal drug trade,” the release added.
This is the second major consignment of Yaba tablets seized in the Barak Valley recently. On August 27, security personnel seized Yaba tablets valued at Rs 168 crore in the Lakhipur area of Cachar district, bordering Manipur.
The personnel had seized 5.60 lakh Yaba tablets weighing around 60 kg and arrested one person in connection with the seizure.
Both Mizoram and Manipur’s border with Myanmar serve as a transit route for drug traffickers who bring narcotics through Assam before taking them to the rest of the country, officials said.
Yaba, meaning ‘crazy medicine’ in Thai, is illegal in the country because it contains methamphetamine, a Schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act, and caffeine. PTI DG DG MNB
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