Cachar: The police seized contraband drugs worth Rs 60-70 crore and arrested five people in Cachar on Friday night.
According to reports, "Acting on a tip-off, a Police team of Cachar district on Friday night intercepted two trucks which were coming from Mizoram and during the search, the police team recovered 2 lakh Yaba tablets (drug) from one truck".
"We have arrested four persons on the spot and later arrested one more person. A truck has also been seized," said a police official.
The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 60-70 crore, he said and added that "In the last four months Cachar Police have recovered and seized drugs worth more than Rs. 200 crores".
Earlier, three drug peddlers were arrested and drugs worth Rs 7 crores was seized from their possession in Karbi Anglong district. (with Agency inputs)
