India News | Police Seize 51 Kg Cannabis in East Jaintia Hills, 1 Held: Meghalaya DGP

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], May 18 (ANI): Officials of East Jaintia Hills Police arrested a man, accused of smuggling over 50 kg of cannabis, police said on Wednesday.

The police have seized 51 Kg of Cannabis, concealed inside a covert chamber of a car, from the accused.

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"Drug trafficker tried to outsmart cops by ingeniously concealing drug inside the covert chamber of his vehicle but alert @ejhpolice held him and seized 51kg Cannabis. It is a grim testimony to the reality that youth are growingly tempted towards drugs," Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP), LR Bishnoi tweeted.

Further information is awaited. (ANI)

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