The police have intercepted a truck at Guwahati in Assam and recovered 50,000 Yaba tablets from it.

The police also arrested three drug peddlers in connection to this.

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The accused included the driver of the truck and two of his assistants.

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A police team led by additional deputy commissioner of police (East), assistant commissioners of police of Basista and Dispur Police Stations, officer-in-charge of the Basista Police Station and inspector-in-charge of Jorabat Police Station intercepted the truck during an operation on Saturday.

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The drug peddlers have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The Yaba tablets seized are estimated to be worth Rs 2 crores in the international market.

The Assam police has managed to seize a huge quantity of narcotic substances during operations from different parts of the state in the past few months.