In a major anti-drug operation, the Special Task Force (STF) and Karimganj Police, led by IG Parthasarathi Mahanta and SP Partha Protim Das, seized a significant quantity of drugs worth Rs 66 crore in the Lamajuar area under Badarpur Police Station at around 4 PM today.
The operation resulted in the confiscation of 2,20,000 Yaba tablets, which were hidden inside secret compartments within the backlights of a Bolero vehicle. The Bolero camper, which had no registration number, was also seized.
Three individuals from Tripura have been arrested in connection with the seizure. They have been identified as Khairul Hussain, Mamon Miya and Nabir Hussain. They all are residents of Tripura.
The Police sources said that further investigation is going on. Top officials are interrotaing the arrested persons.