Drugs seized in Assam's Karimganj district

GUWAHATI: Police seized large quantities of contraband drugs and apprehended a woman in the Karimganj district on Saturday night.

In the operation, Karimganj district police seized 110 packets of Yaba tablets worth Rs 10 lakh in the Badarpur area. A police officer of Badarpur police station, Bijay Goswami said. “Based on secret information, we launched a search operation at the Badarpur area on Saturday night.”

“When we reached the spot, a drug peddler named Dilwar Hussain noticed the police team and ran away from the area by throwing a bag. We found 110 packets of Yaba tablets in the bag and also conducted a search operation at his house. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 10 lakh,” Bijay Goswami said. (ANI)