Two arrested along with heroin in Shillong

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 1, 2021

Two persons were arrested along with a huge cache of heroin from Mawiong-Rim here.

T Ginlienthan and Lamminthang Paongam were arrested on October 29, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Sylvester Nongtnger.

The action taken by the ANTF East Khasi Hills based on credible source information that a drug supplier from Manipur was proceeding towards Shillong bringing a consignment in an Assam registered vehicle to be delivered to one suspected drug dealer at Shillong.

He said the receiver was also quickly detained around the same area when he was coming to collect the consignment.

The SP informed that during the search of the vehicle, 100 numbers of soap cases containing heroin were recovered from different parts of the said vehicle.

“It is ascertained that the illegal consignment was trafficked from Myanmar for sale in Shillong,” he added.

In this connection, a case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is being registered vide Mawlai PS Case No 67(10)2021 U/S 21(c)/29 NDPS Act.