Meghalaya Police on Monday afternoon arrested two alleged drug dealers identified as M. Tuanbiaklian Guite, (32) and Imliakum Longkumer, (40) and seized 2.738 kg of heroin worth Rs 10 crore (approx) in the international market.
In a major crackdown against drugs, the law enforcement agencies in Mizoram have seized drugs worth Rs 271 crore since January this year.In a major crackdown against drugs, the law enforcement agencies in Mizoram have seized drugs worth Rs 271 crore since January this year.
Meghalaya Police nabbed two inter-state drug traffickers who tried to enable drug transaction at Shillong but was caught due to the alertness of East Khasi Hills Police.
Tura police on Thursday evening arrested one employee of the Meghalaya Board of School Education for suspected drug supply and also seized several strips of capsules from his possession during a raid on his premises on Thursday evening.
Meghalaya social welfare department on Thursday held a meeting with the Shillong All Faiths Forum (SAFF) to discuss about the drug menace in the state.
Paul Lyngdoh, minister incharge of social welfare on Monday informed that the government of Meghalaya has identified different districts in the state thar are considered as hotspots of drug addiction and traffiking.
In a major operation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) against organised drug syndicates operating in the North Eastern Region, 3.99 kgs of Heroin smuggled through the Indo-Myanmar border was seized along NH-44 at Mawryngkneng, in the outskirts of Shillong city on Thursday.
