India, March 7 -- Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested from Mahiskhala Chandinnamura area in West Tripura district and contraband items worth over Rs.5.5 crore were seized, police said on Friday.

The suspects, identified as Mohammad Babul Miah (45) , Sipan Hussain (26) and Sanjay Miah (42), were arrested on Thursday night from Babul Miah's house in Mahiskhala during an anti-drug operation headed by Sadar sub-divisional police officer ( SDPO) Deba Prasad Roy.

Apart from seizing contraband items, including 1.06 lakh methamphetamine tablets, the police also recovered five smartphones and two motorbikes from the accused.

"A case was registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," said a senior police of...