Assam: Drugs worth Rs 8 cr seized, three traffickers nabbed

Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Narcotic substances worth almost Rs 8 crore were seized and three suspected drug traffickers were arrested from Assam's Sribhumi district in this connection, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. "Fast & Furious? More like Fast & Seized. Kudos to @sribhumipolice for intercepting a no number plate vehicle carrying 80,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 8 cr and apprehending three accused," Sarma said in a post on X on Tuesday night. Yaba or 'crazy medicine' in Thai is a tablet form of a mixture of methamphetamine, a powerful and addictive stimulant, and caffeine. It is banned in India. The state's fight against the drug menace will continue with full force, he added." PTI TR TR BDC