Guwahati, Jun 17 (PTI) Drugs worth Rs 8 crore have been seized and one person has been arrested in this connection in Assam's Sribhumi district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

"In an anti-narcotics operation, @sribhumipolice intercepted a vehicle in Sadarshi and seized 40,000 YABA tablets worth Rs 8 crore. One peddler is now behind bars," the chief minister posted on X.

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Necessary legal procedures have been already initiated.

Yaba, meaning crazy medicine in Thai, is illegal in the country because it contains methamphetamine, a Schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act, and caffeine.

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