Assam Police recovered 2.3 lakh Yaba tablets worth 57.5 crore rupees during a major operation in the Cachar district on October 15, 2026. This recovery is the largest drug seizure by value recorded by the police in the district.
The police intercepted a truck at the Udharbond bypass in the Panch Mile area under the Udharbond police station. Officers found the
contraband hidden inside a secret chamber of the truck coming from Manipur. Two persons, Sachin Tomar and Rohit Yadav, were
arrested at the spot by law enforcement officials.
Cachar Superintendent of Police Partha Protim Das stated that the operation followed
intelligence inputs gathered over months. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the police for their work under state drug free initiatives. A case has been registered under the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
