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Assam: Drugs worth Rs 20 crore seized in Guwahati, Manipur police constable arrested

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GUWAHATI: Police in Guwahati – the capital city of Assam have seized banned Yaba tablets worth Rs 20 crore.

Around 1 lakh Yaba tablets were seized by the Guwahati police during frisking of a vehicle at Garchuk along the national highway 37.

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Two persons from Manipur, including a police constable, have been arrested by the Guwahati police in connection with the seizure.

The arrested persons have been identified as Letmin Singh Haokip and as Thaukhuging Haokip.

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Notably, Letmin Singh Haokip is a constable in the Manipur police department.

Following preliminary interrogation, the arrested duo revealed that they planned to smuggle the contraband tablets from Manipur to Bengaluru via Guwahati.

 

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