Khliehriat, October 12: East Jaintia Hills Police arrested four persons and seized suspected heroin worth approximately ₹1.5 crore from an ambulance during a routine naka checking at Damcherra in the Kuliang area under Umkiang Police Patrol Post (PPP) in the early hours of Monday.
According to East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Shailendra Bamaniya, the seizure was made at around 1 AM when police personnel intercepted a Maruti Eeco ambulance bearing registration number ML-13-B-1459. During the inspection, police discovered 27 plastic soap-sized boxes containing suspected heroin weighing approximately 409.89 grams, concealed inside the vehicle.
Police said the ambulance was travelling from Silchar, Assam, towards Guwahati when it was intercepted at the naka checking point shortly after midnight. The four occupants of the vehicle were arrested and identified as Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Burbhuiya, Manir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury, all residents of Silchar, Assam.
The Superintendent of Police stated that the seizure at the eastern entry point of Meghalaya was part of an ongoing statewide intensified crackdown on criminal networks involved in the transportation of illegal substances.
In connection with the seizure, a case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station under Case No. 39(10)2026, under Sections 8(c), 21(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The seizure marks another action by Meghalaya Police in its continuing efforts to curb drug trafficking and illegal transportation of narcotic substances through the state.
