Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 17: The on-duty homeguards and village defence party (VDP) seized a vehicle at Bagargool check point near Karimganj town on Tuesday where they caught Yaba tablets.
According to police, the seized Yaba tablets are worth Rs 40 crore in the international markets. On Tuesday morning the police seized 7.6 lakh tablets from a vehicle coming from Mizoram, officials said.
One person, suspected to be a drug peddler, was arrested with narcotics.
The superintendent of police of Karimganj district, Padmanabh Baruah said at Bagargool check point near Karimganj town, the on-duty homeguards and village defence party (VDP) noticed unusual movement of a vehicle.
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“When the police and VDP stopped the vehicle and attempted to check it, the driver offered a bribe of Rs 20 lakh. The officers then caught and arrested him later,” Baruah said.
“We rushed to the spot and our team of experts started counting the Yaba tablets. It is more than 7.6 lakh which is one of the biggest seizures in Assam till date,” he added.
