Three persons, including one from Assam, were arrested from Kaliachak on Saturday night with 2,000 tablets consumed by addicts.

The tablets known as Yaba or “madness drug”, are a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine. Malda SP Alok Rajotia said the trio were nabbed on a tip-off and the tablets were possibly being smuggled to Bangladesh.

“Cases have been registered against the trio under Narcotics, Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,” he said.

According to police sources, Safiqul Islam of Nagarjhar under Howly police station of Barpeta district in Assam reached Malda to deliver the tablets. “He was supposed to deliver the illegal consignment to Samiul Sheikh and Muktezam Sheikh Shershahi when all three were nabbed,” said a source.

TMC worker beaten up

Ambar Ali, a Trinamul leader in Rampur under Harishchandrapur police station of Malda district, was assaulted by some suspected BJP supporters on Saturday evening. Sources said Ali was campaigning in the locality when he was attacked. Among the attackers include some of his relatives who have fled, police sources said. Ali is hospitalised.