Yaba tablets worth Rs 3 crore seized in Manipur

The Assam Rifles has seized one lakh 'WIY' tablets, a powerful stimulant drug commonly known as 'Yaba', worth Rs 3 crore in Manipur, a Defence official said on Tuesday.

The tablets were recovered from a person travelling in a vehicle to Imphal from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh by troops of the paramilitary force, the official said.

The apprehended individual and the recovered drugs worth Rs 3 crore were handed over to the Manipur Police for further investigation, he said.