Five arrested for drug trafficking in Shillong

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaFebruary 21, 2020

SHILLONG: East Khasi Hills police on Friday arrested five persons including a woman along with contraband drugs.

Acting on reliable inputs from a sister agency that one tourist vehicle (AS 01 LC 4807) which is travelling from Guwahati to Shillong is being used by drug suppliers for transporting contraband drugs, a joint operation was carried out along with ANTF team and accompanied by Mawlai Police Station staff.

The vehicle was successfully intercepted at Mawiongrim viewpoint and it was occupied by 5 persons and the driver.

On following the procedures of NDPS Act and searching the vehicle and personal belongings of the occupants, 10.174 kg of suspected Amphetamine W.Y @ Yaba tablets were found to be inside the travel trolley of Jiten Wairokpam Singh, SP Claudia A Lyngwa said.

She said upon examination of the suspect it was ascertained that he was in conspiracy of trafficking the contraband drugs along with four others -Akoijam Subhachandra Singh, Samphangso Shinglai, Nganba Wairokpham Chenglei and Nengneichong Lhanglal, all of Manipur’s Thoubal and Ukhrul Districts.

She said All five accused have been arrested and a case has been registered vide Mawlai P.S Case No. 14(02)2020 U/S 29/21 (c) NDPS Act.