Northeast Desk, 21st March: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Tripura Police apprehended two individuals and seized a massive quantity of yaba tablets valued at Rs 6 crores in Damcherra, located in the North District of Tripura.
Damcherra, situated on the interstate border between Tripura and Mizoram, became the focal point of the operation.
North District Superintendent of Police, Bhanupada Chakraborty, disclosed that the police, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a Bolero vehicle near the Tripura-Mizoram border. The interception led to the discovery of a substantial cache of illegal substances.
“The operation, conducted on Thursday morning under the leadership of Sanjay Majumdar, Officer-in-Charge of Damacherra police station, resulted in the apprehension of two suspected drug peddlers. The intercepted vehicle, bearing registration number TR01b-0314, was found to be concealing 60,000 Yaba tablets ingeniously packaged into six bundles. The value of the seized narcotics is estimated to be an astounding Rs 6 crore,” stated the SP.
The individuals detained in connection with the smuggling attempt have been identified as Maman Hossain (34), a resident of the Bishalgarh area in Sepahijala District, and Krishna Chandra Singh (35), hailing from the Ranirbazar locality in the West District.
Following the successful operation, the accused were promptly taken into custody by law enforcement personnel and subsequently presented before the Dharmanagar district court on Thursday.
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