In a significant blow to the illicit drug trade, Assam Rifles deployed at Headquarters Veng, Churachandpur District successfully intercepted and recovered a massive cache of banned Yaba tablets and Brown Sugar worth approximately Rs 62 crores in general area Mata Village, Churachandpur District on 16 January 2025.
The operation was conducted based on a credible input and further corroborated by own sources, indicating the movement of contrabands from Myanmar towards general area of Mata Village, approximately five kilometers south of Headquarters Veng, Churachandpur.
A column of Assam Rifles deployed at Headquarters Veng established a Mobile Vehicle Check Post at general area Mata Village around 1130 PM on 15 January 2025. At around, 0430 AM, a suspected vehicle (Fortuner) bearing registration number UP 16 DQ5045 was stopped by the MVCP. Upon frisking, two individuals confessed about carrying contraband items which includes Brown sugar and WY/ Yaba Tablets. The apprehended woman from Mata Village, Churachandpur District and man form Bible Hill Renkai, Churachandpur District.
The recovered items from the individuals includes Two hundred eight (208) soap cases of Brown Sugar worth approximately Rs 12 crores, Approximately 2 lakhs tablets of WY/Yaba Tablets worth approximately Rs 50 crores, Cash Rs 3,37,500, Four smartphones with six Indian SIM cards , one Burmese SIM card (MPT) and One Fortuner car bearing registration number UP 16 DQ 5045.
The seized items and apprehended individuals have been handed over to Churachandpur Police Station for further investigation. This significant seizure is a testament to the relentless efforts of Assam Rifles in combating the illicit drug trade and maintaining security in the region.
