Khliehriat, Oct 12: Four people travelling in an ambulance were arrested after police allegedly recovered suspected heroin worth around ₹1.5 crore during a naka check in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Monday.
The seizure was made around 1 am at Damcherra in the Kuliang area under Umkiang Police Patrol Post, when police stopped a Maruti Eeco ambulance bearing registration number ML-13-B-1459.
According to the district police, the vehicle was travelling from Silchar in Assam towards Guwahati when it was intercepted at the checkpoint. A search allegedly led to the recovery of 27 soap cases containing suspected heroin weighing approximately 409.89 grams.
The four occupants, identified as Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Burbhuiya, Mahir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury, are residents of Silchar, Assam, police said.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police identified the case as No. 39(10)2026 under Sections 8(c), 21(c) and 29 of the Act.
The district police said the seizure was part of an intensified crackdown on transit crime networks operating through the state.
Superintendent of Police Shailendra Bamaniya issued the statement on Monday.
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