SHILLONG: Five people, including two teenagers and a woman, have been arrested in Meghalaya after heroin worth over Rs 3 crore were seized from their possession, police said on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotic sleuths of the East Khasi Hills district intercepted one sports utility vehicle at Jingkieng Demthring in Shillong on Sunday.
Police recovered 40 soap cases containing the suspected heroin weighing 559 grams and arrested 19-year-old Shaniah Kharmawphlang.
Upon interrogation, his accomplice 20-year-old Daniel Nongrum of Nongrah Nongpdeng in Shillong who came to fetch the contraband was also arrested. His bike was also seized, police said.
Supplier Esther Ramhmangaih (37) of Manipur’s Churachandpur district was arrested from her rented house at Thembasuk Block F of Madanrting where police seized Rs 4.42 lakh in cash.
Also present at her house were two couriers — Robinson Hmar (19) and Letminlen Doungel (30), police said. PTI
