In continuation with the anti-drug operation to make Tripura a drug free state, the Khowai police based on secret information on Monday afternoon arrested one person with brown sugar and Yuba tablets from Mohanbari area, police said.
Superintendent of Khowai police, Krishnandu Chakraborty said, “Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rangadulal Debbarma along with Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anirban Das and a large contingent of police during search of a vehicle with registration number TR-01-W-0367 found brown sugar and more than 100 Yuba tablets hidden in it.”
He added, “One Rajib Debbarma has been arrested and based on his information police arrested ten more with cash Rs 55,000, gambling materials and several mobile sets.”
The total worth of the brown sugar and tablets is Rs six lakh, said the police.