Silchar: The Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Manipur Police, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the India Reserve Battalion (IRB), seized 4 lakh Yaba tablets valued at approximately Rs 47 crore in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Thursday evening. One person was arrested in this connection.Security forces launched the operation at Leingangpokpi on Thursday following specific intelligence inputs about the narcotics movement in the district. During the operation, the team intercepted a vehicle and recovered 4,00,000 yaba tablets concealed inside it.The driver, a resident of Bihar, was held on the spot. The vehicle involved has also been seized. Officials said further investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment and to identify other members of the trafficking network.Assam Rifles stated that it has been actively conducting anti-drug operations along with Jiribam police and other security agencies operating in the district to disrupt and dismantle narcotics syndicates in the region.Security officials described the seizure as a significant achievement in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and cross-border smuggling in the northeast.
