Shillong, Aug 26: In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of the East Jaintia Hills District Police arrested two persons including a notorious drug peddler from Shillong and seized a significant quantity of heroin at Umkiang village.
A total of 11 soap boxes containing 137.86 grams of heroin were recovered from the possession of Hajrat Umar (28), a resident of Kaliachak, West Bengal during a naka at Umkiang police patrol post by the ANTF, police said.
On his lead, the team arrested Phulchand Ali, a notorious drug peddler from Lum Survey, Shillong, who is also involved in this inter-state transportation of drugs.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station under the NDPS Act, and investigation is underway to uncover the network and source of the seized heroin.
