Agartala, Sept. 16 -- In a major breakthrough against organised narcotics trafficking in Assam and Tripura, Assam Rifles, in close coordination with law enforcement agencies, dealt a severe blow to an organised drug trafficking network in the Northeast.

Assam Rifles alongwith Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Silchar, seized 109.200 kg of Yaba tablets valued at approximately Rs.327 crore in the Ramnathpur area of Hailakandi district, Assam. Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of Assam Rifles and DRI launched a coordinated operation in the area between 15 and 16 Sep 2026, which resulted in the recovery of 546 packets of Yaba tablets weighing 109.2 kg, along with the seizure of two trucks and one mobile and the arrest of...