Tripura 27 Feb, 2025: Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Customs Preventive Force, Teliamura, with assistance from Assam Rifles, conducted a search operation on Feb 26, 2025, at Ambassa Railway Station.
The search targeted an identified compartment of the Silchar-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express (Train No. 12098) at around 8:00 PM, leading to the recovery of 15 kg (1,50,000) Yaba tablets concealed in one trolley and two backpacks.
The seized contraband, worth ₹15 crore, was suspected to have been smuggled through the India-Myanmar border (IMB) in Manipur and was intended for domestic distribution in Tripura. The seizure was carried out under the NDPS Act, 1985, following the provisions of BNSS.
