Guwahati: Seven persons have been arrested from three locations in Guwahati and contraband seized from them, police said.
A total of 10,000 Yaba tablets (a combination of methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant) were seized from the possession of those arrested.
Guwahati police commissioner Diganta Borah said that based on source information on suspected drug traffickers an operation was launched leading to the arrests and seizure of contraband drugs.
Yaba is a psychotropic drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine and it is produced largely in Myanmar. Police seized Rs 38,020 cash, mobile phones, and one four-wheeler vehicle besides Yaba tablets.
The arrested persons were identified as Hamidullah, Nazer Hussain, Abdul Haque, Motibur Bhuyan, Ebad Hussain, Abdul Adut and Mistan Hoque.
Further investigation is underway. (with ANI inputs)
