Assam Police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler and seized a large quantity of contraband drugs from his possession in Cachar district, officials said. The estimated value of the seized contraband drugs is around Rs 2 crore, they said. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Azad Uddin Barlaskar (31). Cachar Superintendent of Police, Numal Mahatta said that based on a tip-off, a team of police from the Cachar district carried out an operation and intercepted a vehicle at Banskandi-Silchar road.

"During the search, the police team recovered and seized 18,000 Yaba tablets from the vehicle and arrested one drug peddler in Cachar district. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at around Rs 2 crore," SP Mahatta added. Further investigation into the matter is underway. Earlier, the sleuths of Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police on Saturday apprehended six drug peddlers and seized 46 grams of heroin at Khanapara area in Guwahati.