Narcotics worth Rs 20 cr seized in Assam's Cachar

Sun, 22 December 2024

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Narcotics worth Rs 20 crore has been seized and a person arrested in Assam's Cachar district, the police said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, an operation was launched by the Special Task Force under the supervision of IGP Parthasarathi Mahanta at Silcoori Road that led to the seizure of Yaba tablets and heroin from a person who was moving in a motorcycle in the early hours of Sunday.

The seizure included 60,000 yaba tablets and 125 grams of heroin, Mahanta told PTI.

Yaba is a combination of stimulants, the most important being methamphetamine and caffeine.

It has many aliases like Thai name 'crazy medicine', 'madness drug' or 'Nazi speed'.

The police arrested a person, identified as Sahil Ahmed Laskar, and seized the motorcycle.

The IGP said that the street price of the seized narcotics was estimated to be around Rs 20 crore. -- PTI

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