GUWAHATI, June 11: Drugs valued at Rs 6.4 crore have been seized in Assam’s Sribhumi district, and two persons arrested in this connection, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
Police seized 20,000 Yaba tablets and 14,100 bottles of codeine syrup, the CM said in a post on ‘X’.
‘‘Drugs tried their luck, but @assampolice had other plans. In fresh #AssamAgainstDrugs operations, @sribhumipolice seized 20,000 YABA tablets and 14,100 bottles of codeine syrup worth Rs 6.4 crore. Two traffickers arrested’’, Sarma said.
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He said the relentless campaign against drugs by police will continue.
Yaba is illegal in the country because it contains methamphetamine, a Schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act.
Codeine belongs to a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics and is a drug of abuse due to its powerful effects on the user. (PTI)
