Police personnel from the East Jaintia Hills District Executive Force (EJH DEF) intercepted a motorcycle under suspicious circumstances on Sunday at Nongsning, leading to a major drug bust.
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has requested the intervention of the Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang into the problem of drug menace in the state.
In a significant drug bust, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police E. Jhand along with officers and personnel from Lumshnong Police Station, detained a Tata Sumo vehicle traveling from Silchar, Assam.
The order was passed by Justice W Diengdoh. He also said that Special consideration should be given so that the HIV-positive accused gets proper treatment in a congenial environment.
In a major drug haul, Dibrugarh police apprehended three women with 348 grams of suspected heroin in Joypur area of eastern Assam's Dibrugarh district on Friday.