Drugs worth Rs 9 crore seized in Assam, one held

Drugs worth Rs 9 crore were seized in Assams Cachar and one person was held in connection with the matter the PTI reported on SundayAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that in a major drug haul Yaba tablets worth around Rs 9 crore have been seized and one peddler was arrested from the Cachar district of AssamBased on credible intelligence CacharPolice conducted a special operation in Kathakal today apprehending an individual with 30000 Yaba tabletsA vehicle used for transportation was also seizedThe estimated market value of the illegal consignment is 9 croreKudos tohellip pictwittercomMvLU7TL6uPmdash Himanta Biswa Sarma himantabiswa July 28 2024Based on credible intelligence CacharPolice conducted a special operation in Kathakal today apprehending an individual with 30000 Yaba tablets he said in a post on XA twowheeler vehicle used for transportation of the drugs was also seized Sarma saidThe estimated market value of the illegal consignment is Rs 9 crore he addedThe chief minister also lauded the efforts of Assam Police towards making the state drugfreeYaba is a tablet form of a mixture of methamphetamine a powerful and addictive stimulant and caffeine PTI TRJalandhar Police busts drug network 9 held from multiple locationsMeanwhile in an another incident the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police busted an drug network by arresting nine people from multiple locations and seizing over 111 lakh tablets capsules and other drugs from their possession reported the ANIAn FIR has been registered against the accused and further backward linkages are being investigated to incapacitate the illegal arms and drug cartels police saidDGP Punjab Police posted on their social media account X In a major blow to International Narcotic networks the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police busts a drug network and arrests 9 people from multiple locations raidedIn a major blow to International Narcotic networks Jalandhar Commissionerate Police Busts Drug Network and arrests 9 persons from multiple locations raidedSeizure of over 111 lakh tablets capsules and other drugsFIR under NDPS has been registered and further backwardhellip pictwittercomDa3R8E0pCvmdash DGP Punjab Police DGPPunjabPolice July 28 2024Seizure of over 111 lakh tablets capsules and other drugs A FIR under NDPS has been registered and further backward linkages are being investigated to incapacitate the illegal arms and drug cartelPunjabPoliceIndis committed to make our state drugfree as envisioned by Honble CM BhagwantMann the post addedEarlier on May 25 Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjeev Arora said that the Punjab government has intensified its crackdown to curb the drug menace in the statePunjab has a long border area particularly around Firozpur and the WagahAttari border which smugglers are exploiting to traffic drugs into the state Our AAP government is seriously committed to curbing this issue Sanjeev Arora had told ANIArora had said that this mess has been inherited from previous administrations that failed to address it effectivelyUnder the leadership of Bhagwant Mann the Punjab government is making maximum efforts to tackle this issue We are implementing various measures such as initiating sports activities to engage youth and all age groups in sports tournaments to keep them away from drugs Additionally the government has started small and medium enterprises to create job opportunities keeping people involved in productive activities and away from drugrelated activities Arora saidwith PTI and ANI inputs