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Assam drug bust: Rs 39.4 crore heroin, YABA tablets seized

Assam drug bust: Rs 39.4 crore heroin, YABA tablets seized
Assam drug bust: Heroin, 1.4 lakh YABA tablets worth Rs 39.4 crore seized near Guwahati ISBT; 2 arrested · thestatesman.com

Police in Assam, a state in India, stopped a truck near a bus station in Guwahati.

Inside the truck, they found illegal drugs called heroin and YABA.

The drugs were worth about Rs 39.4 crore, which is a huge amount of money.

Two people who were with the truck were arrested.

YABA is a special kind of drug that is very harmful.

It can make people very sick and, over time, make them addicted.

Being addicted means your body feels like it always needs the drug.

The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, thanked the police for their great work.

He said stopping these drugs protects the future of young people.

Now the police want to find out where the drugs came from and who else may be part of this illegal business.

Key facts

Estimated value of drugs
Rs 39.4 crore
Heroin recovered
10 soap cases
YABA tablets recovered
1,40,000 (1.4 lakh)
People arrested
2
Location of seizure
Near Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Guwahati, Assam
Announced by
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
YABA description
Synthetic drug commonly containing methamphetamine
Announcement date
August 13, 2026

Quotes

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Chief Minister of Assam

“"Mirror mirror on the wall, tell me how much drugs in all? Rs 39.4 crore! Saving the future of our youth."”
thestatesman.com

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