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Assam Police seize Yaba tablets worth Rs 4.85 crore in Cachar

Two suspected drug traffickers were apprehended after police intercepted a vehicle coming from Mizoram at the Lailapur Naka checking point.

Assam Police seized 19,400 Yaba tablets valued at Rs 4.85 crore during an anti-narcotics operation in Cachar district on Tuesday, according to Rediff.

The drugs were found concealed in a secret chamber within a vehicle arriving from Mizoram at the Lailapur Naka checking point.

Police also apprehended two suspected drug traffickers during the operation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X.

Sarma commended the Assam Police for the decisive action and stated that the state's fight against the drug menace will continue with full force.

The Chief Minister affirmed that Assam has no place for such activities.

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