Drugs worth Rs 24 crore seized in Tripura

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Feb 28, 2025, 14:44 IST

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Security forces in Tripura conducted two separate operations, resulting in the seizure of drugs worth Rs 24 crore. Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found 90,000 Yaba tablets in Khowai district, while Assam Rifles and Customs officials seized 1,50,000 Yaba tablets in Dhalai district.

Drugs worth Rs 24 crore seized in Tripura

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NEW DELHI: Security forces have seized drugs worth Rs 24 crore from Khowai and Dhalia districts of Tripura, officials said on Friday.
A combined operation by Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday led to the seizure of 90,000 Yaba tablets (methamphetamine) valued at Rs 9 crore from a cement-laden truck in Teliamura, Khowai district.
The authorities apprehended one individual in relation to this case.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, Assam Rifles and Customs officials discovered 1,50,000 Yaba tablets, estimated at Rs 15 crore, in two abandoned bags aboard the Shatabdi Express in Dhalai district.

Yaba, also known as 'crazy medicine', consists of methamphetamine (a potent and habit-forming stimulant) combined with caffeine in tablet form.
According to police reports, these narcotics make their way into Tripura from Myanmar via Manipur and Mizoram.
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Security forces seized drugs worth Rs 24 crore in Tripura’s Khowai and Dhalai districts in separate operations.
Assam Rifles and DRI found 90,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 9 crore hidden in a cement-laden truck in Khowai.
One person was arrested in connection with the Khowai drug seizure, officials confirmed.
Assam Rifles and Customs seized 1,50,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 15 crore from abandoned bags on Shatabdi Express.
Police say Yaba tablets enter Tripura from Myanmar via Manipur and Mizoram before being distributed.

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