Shillong, June 1: A man from Assam was arrested with a huge quantity of heroin in East Jaintia Hills District on Thursday.

35-year-old Abdul Aziz Barbhuiya, a resident of Hailakandi, Assam was arrested after his vehicle (AS-24-D-2838) was detained by the ANTF team at Tongseng under Lumshnong police station. He was proceeding from Kalain towards Guwahati, District SP Jagpal Singh said.

During the search of the vehicle, 74 soap boxes containing yellowish orange powder were recovered. Preliminary test of the powder was conducted and gave a positive result for Heroin. The total net weight was found to be 926.40 gms, the SP said.