BSF arrested 1 and seized drugs worth Rs 1.70 crore near Bangladesh border

In a joint operation, teams of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Customs apprehended a drug peddler and seized a huge consignment of Yaba tablets, which are low cost drugs falling under the psychotropic category. This is the fifth incident of confiscation of the tablets in Assam since November.

The BSF said in a statement on Wednesday that the joint operations team intercepted a suspected car near Hilara railway crossing on Katigorah-Kalain road. On searching the vehicle, suspected Yaba tablets concealed inside the left door at the back were recovered and seized. The driver of the vehicle was also apprehended.

The suspected Yaba tablets were found to be 17,000 in total, valued to be worth 1.70 crore approximately, the BSF statement added.