East Jaiñtia Hills police recovered 1556 kilos of marijuana from a mini truck on its way from Umkiang to Khliehriat.
District Superintendent of Police, Jagpal Singh Dhanoa today said the recovery was made yesterday evening at around 4:30 after a police team from Lumshnong and the ANTF acted on information about a vehicle carrying illegal contraband items.
The truck bearing registration number TR-05-B-1903 was spotted but fled past the checkpoint set up by the team along the NH 6. When police chased the speeding truck, it was later found abandoned at about 2 kms ahead of the checkpoint, Dhanoa said.
While the cabin of the said truck was found to be empty, the team found plastic boxes containing 212 slabs tightly wrapped in brown tape, he said, adding, preliminary tests suggest marijuana.
The contraband and the mini truck have been seized and a case has been registered at Lumshnong PS even as efforts are on to nab the driver and the owner of the vehicle.
