Shillong, May 24: Three drug traffickers including a woman were arrested on Tuesday.

Pasar Uddin aka Samir and Dipak Baidya of Polo, Shillong were arrested from a tourist bus bearing registration AS 01 FC 8199 while they were ferrying illegal contraband from Silchar to Shillong.

The vehicle was detected and detained at Umtyra, East Jaintia Hills SP Jagpal Singh Dhanoa said on Wednesday.

Search of the vehicle was conducted and on the leading of the suspects one black backpack containing nine soap boxes with yellowish powder was recovered.

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Accordingly, a test was conducted on the yellowish powder and it gave a positive result for heroin and the net weight was found to be 100.56 grams, he said.

Further, in the course of investigation a team of East Jaintia Hills police proceeded to Shillong to apprehend Maya Gwala alias Pushki who is the mastermind and the main receiver/financer of the illegal contraband, he further said.

Pushki was apprehended at her residence at Polo, Shillong with the help of staff of Pasteur Beat House and ANTF East Khasi Hills and was brought to Khliehriat to be arrested in connection with the instant case.

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