Ri-Bhoi police today seized heroin worth Rs 1.2 crore and arrested two suspected kingpins of the illegal trade at Byrnihat.
One car, two mobile phones and one ATM card were among the other items seized by the police in the well synchronised operation.
Superintendent of Police Giri Prasad informed that the authorities intercepted the Etios vehicle (ML 05 N 2033) at around 7pm as it was proceeding from Guwahati to Shillong.
The two arrested persons have been identified as Abigail Vanpari Vanchhawng, a resident of Nongrim Hills in Shillong, and Rintu Ghanshyam Saikia from Mumbai.
He further informed that legal formalities have been completed in the presence of independent witnesses and a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against the pair.