11 soap boxes containing heroin weighing 139.98 gms, 1 Aadhar card, 1 PAN card, 1 mobile phone and 1 Tata Sumo vehicle bearing R/No. ML 05 N 0515 were seized from their possession
The arrest of a notorious interstate drug peddler and seizure of high grade heroin valued at Rs 75 Lakh in Ri Bhoi district by Meghalaya police has been hailed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.
Drugs worth over Rs 300 crore have been seized from Meghalaya during the last two years even as Director General of Police (DGP) Dr LR Bishnoi said the problem is still very serious in view of the state's close proximity with the Golden Triangle.
In a crackdown against contraband items, two people from Assam's Cachar district have been arrested for possessing heroin in west Mizoram's Mamit district.
In a major drug haul, security forces have seized drugs worth Rs 8.19 crores from Mizoram and Assam in multiple operations on Saturday along with fake currencies.
The East Jaintia Hills Police executed a successful operation resulting in the confiscation of heroin valued at Rs. 18 lakh. The operation, carried out on Wednesday, led to the apprehension of two individuals involved in the illegal narcotics trade.
