Guwahati: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Assam Police seized narcotics worth Rs 2 crore in the Sribhumi district, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday.
The drugs were seized in the Sadarashi locality of the district.
The police have arrested two persons in connection with the case.
Taking to X handle, CM Sarma wrote, “YABA Tablets Worth Rs 2 Crore Seized. In an anti-narcotics operation, @sribhumipolice recovered 10,000 YABA tablets at Sadarashi. 2 peddlers have been arrested in this connection. Kudos to @assampolice.”
According to the police, legal actions were undertaken under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985.
Last week, Assam Police seized drugs worth Rs 9.5 crore and apprehended three peddlers, including a woman, in two separate operations.
The search led to the recovery of 20,000 highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, valued at Rs 5 crore, one mobile handset and Rs 1,000 in cash.
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In another operation, the Assam Police had arrested two drug peddlers at Salchapra in Silchar in the state’s Cachar district, and seized 847 grams of heroin and 4.035 kg of opium from them.
The total estimated value of the drugs is Rs 4.5 crore.
