India News | Meghalaya Police Arrests 2, Seize Heroin

Shillong, Jul 10 (PTI) Meghalaya Police arrested two persons and seized more than 8 gm of heroin from their possession in two two separate raids in West Garo Hills and East Khashi Hills districts, officials said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics task force swooped on a suspect at Tura in West Garo Hills district on Saturday and seized heroin from his possession, a police spokesperson said.

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Acting on the lead provided by the person, a raid was conducted at Laitkor Rangi in East Khasi Hills district where 4.4 gm of heroin was seized.

Total heroin seizure in the two cases is about 8.1 gm, 2 mobile phones and Rs 14,230 in cash, the spokesperson said.

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Cases were registered in both Tura and Shillong and the two persons were booked under the various provisions of the NDPS Act, he added.

Meanwhile, in a joint operation with the BSF, Meghalaya Police seized 36 bottles of IMFL from a jungle in Riahjalong along the Indo-Bangladesh Border under the jurisdiction of Dawki police station.

The IMFL was suspected to be smuggled to Bangladesh but was left abandoned following the joint operation, a police spokesperson said.

Along with the IMFL, 43 bottles of banned Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Codeine Phosphate were seized and a case was registered at Dawki police station, he said.

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