Imphal, Nov 21 (PTI) A suspected drug peddler from Assam was arrested in Manipur's Senapati district with yaba tablets, police said on Friday.

The arrest was made at Phikomei Junction on Thursday during a frisking and checking drive by a joint team of the Manipur Police, Assam Rifles, and CRPF, they said.

A total of 5.6 kg of yaba tablets were found with the suspect, wrapped in five packets, they added.

The suspect, a resident of Assam's Goalpara district, was arrested, police said.

Yaba, which is Thai for 'crazy medicine', is a highly addictive and potent illegal drug. Its key components are methamphetamine, a powerful and dangerous stimulant that affects the central nervous system, and caffeine.

In another operation, three suspected drug peddlers were arrested from Hatta Gollapati i

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