Agartala, April 17: Security forces seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at more than Rs 4.41 crore in Tripura on Wednesday.
“We have thwarted an attempt by Indian smugglers to smuggle contraband across the India-Bangladesh border,” said an official of BSF.
He said, “After getting specific intelligence, the BSF personnel observed suspicious movement near the international border. On being challenged by the BSF jawans, the smugglers fled, abandoning the consignment on Indian soil,”.
A thorough search of the area resulted in the recovery of 21 packets containing 43,800 methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba tablets, valued at approximately Rs 4.38 crore.
The drug peddlers were trying to smuggle the methamphetamine tablets to Bangladesh.
The seized items have been handed over to concerned agencies for further legal action.
Officials suspect that the highly addictive methamphetamine tablets were smuggled from Myanmar and brought to Tripura via Mizoram and southern Assam and intended to illegally trade to neighbouring Bangladesh.
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