Shillong, Aug 26: In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the East Jaintia Hills District Police arrested two persons including a notorious drug peddler from Shillong and seized a significant quantity of heroin at Umkiang village.
11 soap boxes containing 137.86 grams of heroin were recovered from the possession of Hajrat Umar (28), a resident of Kaliachak, West Bengal during a naka at Umkiang police patrol post, police said.
On his leading, the team arrested more person identified as Phulchand Ali, a notorious drug peddler from Lum Survey, Shillong, who is also involved in this inter-state transportation of drugs.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station under the NDPS Act, and investigation is underway to uncover the network and source of the seized heroin.
 of the East Jaintia Hills District Police arrested two persons including a notorious drug peddler from Shillong and seized a significant quantity of heroin at Umkiang village.){kind=link}