Police Seizes 1.2 lakh Yaba Tablets, Heroin Worth Rs 42 Crore In Assam

Guwahati: Three persons have been arrested and contraband items, including heroin, recovered from their possession in Assam ’s Karimganj district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

In a post on X, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Based on reliable inputs, an anti-narcotics ops was carried out by @karimganjpolice in Patel Nagar area where a vehicle was intercepted and 1,20,000 Yaba Tablets and 537 gms of suspected heroin was recovered." 

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“The vehicle was coming from a neighbouring state. Three people have been apprehended in this connection. Well done @assampolice,” Sarma added. 

Yaba or ‘crazy medicine’ is a tablet form of a mixture of methamphetamine (a powerful and addictive stimulant) and caffeine. 

"The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 42 crore. In linkage we have apprehended one more person. Further investigation is underway," a senior police official said.