The report said the seized tablets were valued at Rs 6 crore as per the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) rate list. However, their estimated street value has been pegged at Rs 10 crore.
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The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) seized 40,000 Yaba tablets containing methamphetamine, weighing around 4 kg, during an operation at Amingaon in Kamrup district in the early hours of Monday. One person was arrested, and the consignment's estimated street value is around Rs 10 crore.
According to the initial report, the STF launched the operation after receiving intelligence inputs that a consignment of narcotics originating from Mizoram was likely to be transported to a district in Lower Assam through Amingaon.
An STF team intercepted a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire bearing registration number AS 01 EF 5876. The team subsequently recovered the tablets from the vehicle.
The arrested person has been identified as Md Hakim Dewan, 36, son of Md Esa Haq Dewan and a resident of Hahchora village under Barpeta Police Station.
Officials said the seized tablets were valued at Rs 6 crore as per the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) rate list. However, their estimated street value has been pegged at Rs 10 crore.
The operation was led by Kalyan Kumar Pathak, Additional Superintendent of Police, STF.
Legal proceedings are being initiated in connection with the seizure. Further investigation is expected to establish the intended destination of the consignment and identify other persons who may be involved in the suspected drug trafficking network.