Guwahati, July 14 -- Assam Police on Monday seized 50,000 Yaba tablets from a passenger bus in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district.

One individual has been arrested in connection with the case.

The arrested person has been identified as Ashique Babu, 26. He was allegedly carrying the drug consignment in a Night Super Bus (AS-01 TC-0375) traveling from the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati to Mankachar.

Police sources said the drugs were smuggled into India from Myanmar via Manipur, with Assam being used as a transit route. The consignment was reportedly destined for Mankachar, a location known for being part of a traditional smuggling corridor along the India-Bangladesh border.

Acting on specific inputs, police set up a...