Indian Drug smuggler held by BSF near Indo-Bangla Border, 788 YABA Tablets seized

Dhubri: Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) of Guwahati Frontier apprehended one Indian along with 788Nosof Yaba tablets on 21st July 2019, from bordering area of Boreralga, DistrictDhubri(Assam).

Acting on a tip-off, on 21st July 2019 at about 2000hrs, BSF troops of Border Out Post (BOP) Boreralga launched a joint operation with police rep of Kharuabanda in the general area of Hatsinghimari and apprehended one Indian Yabatablets courier along with 788 Yaba tablets, while he was trying to smuggle from India to Bangladesh.

Apprehended Indian Yaba tablets courier has been identified asKalimuddin (35 Yrs), S/o Raham Ali Seikh, R/o Village Boralga Char, PO: Kokradanga, P. S: Sukhchar, District. : South Salamara (Assam). He has been handed over to PS Kharuabandafor further legal action.

BSF troops apprehended the smuggler as they were alert towards their duty and are making all endeavours to contain such trans-border crimes from the border.

Ya ba is tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine. The illicit use of this drug combination has caused problems in South East Asian countries.

From ya khayan (hard-working pill) in its early days to ya maa (horse medicine), the drug was named ya ba (crazy pill) in 1996". It was given to horses when pulling carts up steep hills and for other strenuous work in Shan State in Burma. The slang terms for ya ba in Burma are "kyethi" (literally, "button"), "athi", and "palarkar".

In Malaysia, ya ba is known in Malay as “pil kuda” (literally, “horse pill”). It is commonly found in the state of Kelantan, which is on the border with Thailand. The name commonly used for it in the Philippines and Indonesia is "shabú". In north Thailand it is often referred to as "chocalee" due to the somewhat sweet taste ya ba leaves in the mouth and its strong chocolate smell. The name commonly used for it in China is "ma-goo" or "ma-guo". In Bangladesh, it's colloquially known as "baba", "guti", "laal", "khawon", "loppy", "bichi". In Northeast India, especially Manipur, a major trade route of drugs, it is commonly called Y(wai), Angangba/Lal (red), Katha, Prithibi, Maru, WY. Ya ba is sometimes called "bhul bhuliya" in India.

Also Read: Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force seizes 2000 yaba tablets from Kalamati in Cooch Behar district