Meghalaya Police Seize Drugs Valued Over Rs 2 Crore, Arrest One

An interstate drug trafficker from Assam was arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills for attempting to smuggle drugs worth Rs 2.1 crore. Police found heroin concealed in 25 soap cases and 3,720 Nitrazepam tablets. Acting on a tip-off, police set up a naka and nabbed the suspect from a government bus. A case was registered under the NDPS Act, and Chief Minister Sangma praised the police for the arrest.

An interstate drug trafficker from Assam has been arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills for making an attempt to smuggle banned narcotic drugs worth more than Rs 2 crore into the state, police said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police naka was set up at Ratacherra in the district following which a resident of Assam's Silchar was nabbed from a government bus at around 10 pm on Tuesday night, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Jaintia Hills district, Giri Prasad, told PTI.

He said heroin worth Rs 2.1 crore was found concealed in 25 soap cases. Besides 3,720 Nitrazepam tablets were also seized, the SP said.

A case has been registered and the accused person was charged under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act.

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has lauded the Meghalaya Police for arresting the drug smuggler.

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