Shillong, Oct 12: In a major drug bust, East Jaintia Hills Police seized 409.89 grams of suspected heroin worth around Rs 1.5 crore from an ambulance at Damcherra, Kuliang under Umkiang PPP in the early hours today.
Police said the Maruti Eeco ambulance (ML-13-B-1459) was intercepted at around 1 am during routine Naka checking. The vehicle was coming from Silchar, Assam towards Guwahati. On checking, 27 soap-size boxes containing suspected heroin were found stashed inside.
Four occupants of the vehicle — Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Barbhuiya, Manir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury, all residents of Silchar — were arrested.
Police said the bust at the state’s eastern entry point is part of the ongoing statewide crackdown on transit drug networks.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong PS under section 8(c)/21(c)/29 NDPS Act.
