Agartala, Apr 26, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Apr 26: In a special drive towards building drugs-free Tripura, various contraband items worth Rs.2.6 crore were seized by state police.
 
An official release from Tripura Police confirmed that 245 persons were arrested in the special drive carried out from April 19 to 25 last.
 
During the anti-drugs drive, police seized 388 grams heroin, 2034 kgs dry ganja, 5404 Yaba tablets, 1724 bottles of codeine based cough syrup and nine vehicles. The total estimated market value of the seized items is Rs. 2,51,30,875.
 
The policemen conducted 1064 raids, searched 53,294 vehicles/ trains, registered 50 cases and organized 375 awareness programmes during the week-long special drive.
 
Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha in a social media post commented, "Tripura Police remains committed towards Nesha Mukt Tripura."