Silchar (Assam), 03 November (HS): Cachar Police, in a joint operation with the 38 Assam Rifles, seized 12,000 suspected YABA tablets worth approximately ₹4.8 crore near Chinkuri Bypass in Cachar district on Tuesday.

According to an official statement issued by the Cachar Superintendent of Police, the operation was conducted following specific intelligence inputs. The joint team intercepted a scooty bearing registration number AS-11-AB-7634 and recovered the suspected narcotic tablets concealed inside its dickey.

The rider, identified as Najrul Islam Laskar, a resident of Kanakpur Part-II in Silchar, was apprehended in connection with the seizure.

Police said the seizure was carried out in accordance with the prescribed procedures under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The entire process was videographed and conducted in the presence of independent witnesses.

Further legal action is underway, the SP's office said.------------

Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash