Key Highlights
- One person was apprehended in this connection, it said.
- Yaba tablet, known as "crazy medicine" in Thai, is a highly addictive drug, containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine.
- It stimulates the central nervous system, which poses severe health risks.
- During the joint operation conducted in Jiribam on December 24, 1,60,000 Yaba tablets worth approximately ₹40 crore were seized, and one person was apprehended, the Assam Rifles statement said.
- The seized contraband, along with the apprehended person, was handed over to the Jiribam police for further investigation, reinforcing the commitment to curb drug trafficking and protect society, it said.
