DRI officers seize 20 kg of yaba drug in Assam

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers have seized 20 kg of methamphetamine tablets hidden in a specially fabricated cavity of a tipper truck in Assam and arrested one person.

    In an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly with the personnel of the 38 Battalion of Assam Rifles, the meth tablets (commonly known as yaba) were seized on November 12, the finance ministry said in a statement.

    DRI officers intercepted a tipper truck near Borkhola in Cachar district and during its detailed inspection, with the assistance of a mechanic, officers detected a specially concealed cavity in the upper inner portion of the truck's right-side panel.

    Upon opening the cavity, officers recovered 32 packets containing pinkish-orange tablets suspected to be methamphetamine.

    The recovered tablets, weighing 20 kg in total, along with the truck, were seized under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The occupant of the truck was arrested under the provisions of the Act.

    The operation has exposed an innovative concealment method involving a fabricated cavity inside the side panel of a tipper truck, with the opening camouflaged using cement and paint to evade detection during routine checks, the ministry said.

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