India News | Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 9 Crore Seized in Assam, One Held: CM

Guwahati, Jan 30 (PTI) One person was arrested in Assam's Cachar district after Yaba tablets valued at Rs 9 crore were recovered from him, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.

The recovery was made during an operation carried out based on specific information, he said.

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"YABA tablets worth Rs 9 cr recovered. In a source based operation carried out by @cacharpolice in Silchar Aizawl Bypass, an auto rickshaw was intercepted and on thorough search, 30,000 YABA tablets coming from a neighbouring state was recovered," Sarma said in a post on X.

One person was apprehended, he said lauding the police for the job.

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Yaba tablets are illegal in India as it contains methamphetamine, a Schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

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