Assam: 7 drug peddlers nabbed in Guwahati; contraband seized

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.

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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.

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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)

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