Agartala, April 12 -- In a significant blow to narcotics trafficking networks, Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), acting on specific intelligence inputs, apprehended one individual from the general area of Teliamura in Khowai district, Tripura, on April 11, 2026.

According to the release, during the operation, a pickup vehicle was intercepted, leading to the recovery of approximately 2,00,000 Yaba tablets valued at around Rs.16 crores. The apprehended individual was identified as Raju Deb, aged 44, a resident of Jalilpur, West Tripura.

The apprehended individual, along with the seized contraband and vehicle, has been handed over to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for further in...