2 arrested with drugs worth Rs 8.5 cr in Assam's Karimganj

Sun, 23 June 2024

12:50

Two persons were arrested with drugs, cumulatively worth Rs 8.5 crore, in two operations in Assam's Karimganj district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

The two anti-narcotic operations were conducted based on intelligence inputs, he said in a post on X.

One person was held with 806 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 5 crore, in one operation, Sarma said.

The second person was apprehended with 10,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 3.5 crore, he said.

Yaba, which means crazy medicine in Thai, is a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine. -- PTI

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