Drugs worth Rs 18 lakh seized, one held

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Press Trust of India Karimganj (Assam)
Last Updated : Jul 30 2013 | 8:35 PM IST
An alleged woman drug peddler was arrested and contraband worth about Rs 18 lakh was seized from her by a joint team of BSF and police today.
Acting on a tip-off, the 37-year-old woman was apprehended by a joint team of BSF and Special Narcotics Bureau (Police) and 3.52 lakh Pheudoephedrine and 226 WY (World's Yours) tablets were seized from her possession, BSF sources said.
The total value of the tablets is Rs 17.89 lakh, they said.
BSF Deputy Inspector General (Frontier Headquarter -- Mizoram & Cachar) S C Budakoti said the seized WY tablet is a psychoactive substance and is mainly smuggled to Thailand, China, India, Bangladesh, USA, Australia and Europe.
"This new drug WY is more effective and will soon replace heroin among addicts in future," he added.
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First Published: Jul 30 2013 | 8:35 PM IST