In a major anti-narcotics operation, the Assam Police seized approximately 80,000 Yaba tablets valued at around ₹8 crore in the international market and arrested three alleged drug traffickers in Sribhumi district. The operation was carried out by the Ramkrishnanagar Police with the support of senior district officials following specific intelligence inputs.
According to the police, the accused were intercepted during a targeted operation in the Ramkrishnanagar subdivision. A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of the large consignment of Yaba tablets, a banned methamphetamine-based narcotic commonly smuggled across international borders. The three suspects were taken into custody, and the seized drugs were confiscated as evidence.
Police officials believe the consignment was part of a larger interstate and cross-border drug trafficking network operating through Assam, which has increasingly become a transit route for narcotics originating from Myanmar. Investigators are now probing the forward and backward linkages of the racket to identify other members involved in the supply chain.
The latest seizure comes amid Assam's intensified crackdown on drug trafficking. Over the past few days, law enforcement agencies have carried out multiple successful operations across the Barak Valley, recovering large quantities of Yaba tablets and heroin while arresting several traffickers. The state government has reiterated its zero-tolerance policy against narcotics and has stepped up intelligence-based operations to dismantle organised drug syndicates.
Authorities have registered a case under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The arrested individuals are being interrogated, and further raids are expected as investigators work to uncover the wider network behind the illegal drug trade. Police said the operation marks another significant success in Assam's ongoing campaign against narcotics and reaffirmed their commitment to making the state drug-free.
