Agartala, July 16 -- Security forces in Tripura seized a total of four lakh Yaba tablets, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 40 crore, in two separate anti-narcotics operations conducted on Wednesday in Khowai and West Tripura districts.

In the first incident, personnel from the Teliamura Sub-Division Police stopped a passenger auto-rickshaw during a routine checking at the 41-Mile area on the Atharomura stretch of National Highway-8.

Upon searching the vehicle, which was travelling from Ambassa towards Agartala, police recovered one lakh Yaba tablets concealed in a hidden chamber beneath the driver's seat.

Two individuals, identified as Bikash Deb (auto driver) and Suman Majumder, were arrested. The estimated value of the seized t...