Tripura Police seize drugs worth Rs 30 crore, three peddlers arrested

AGARTALA: The smuggling of drugs from Myanmar into India's northeastern states continues unabated, with Tripura Police seizing narcotics worth over Rs 30 crore in the past 48 hours and arresting three drug peddlers, officials said on Tuesday.

An official stated that police in Dhalai district intercepted a truck carrying 9.24 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 28 crore and arrested the driver and his assistant, both residents of Assam.

Dhalai Superintendent of Police Mihir Lal Das said the Agartala-bound truck, coming from Assam, was stopped at a checkpoint in Ambassa. Upon inspection, the highly addictive Yaba tablets, also known as methamphetamine pills, were found concealed inside the truck's oil tanker. The arrested individuals are being interrogated to identify the key figures behind the drug trafficking network, he added.  (IANS)

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