Overview

• At Khayerpur in West Tripura, Assam Rifles and Tripura Police intercepted a truck carrying 300,000 Yaba tablets while the driver escaped.
• In Teliamura, officers recovered 100,000 tablets from an autorickshaw and arrested Suman Majumder and Bikas Deb.
• The combined seizures are valued at about Rs 40 crore before being transferred to the DRI for detailed probe.
• Investigators suspect the methamphetamine was smuggled from Myanmar through Mizoram and Assam en route to Bangladesh.
• Tripura’s government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy and ramped up border checks following directives from the Prime Minister’s office.