Meghalaya Police seized suspected heroin weighing approximately 409.89 grams, with an estimated market value of ₹1.5 crore, from an ambulance during a routine naka checking operation in East Jaintia Hills district early Monday. Four people travelling in the vehicle were arrested in connection with the seizure.
According to a press release issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills, the seizure took place at around 1 am at Damcherra in the Kuliang area under Umkiang Police Patrol Post.
Police intercepted a Maruti Eeco ambulance bearing registration number ML-13-B-1459 while it was travelling from Silchar in Assam towards Guwahati. During the inspection, personnel discovered 27 plastic boxes, each approximately the size of a soap case, containing the suspected contraband concealed inside the vehicle.
The four occupants were arrested and identified as Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Burbhuiya, Manir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury. All four are residents of Silchar, Assam.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station under Case No. 39(10)2026, invoking Sections 8(c), 21(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Police said the operation was part of an ongoing statewide crackdown on transit crime networks, particularly along the state’s eastern entry points.
The press release was issued by Shailendra Bamaniya, IPS, Superintendent of Police, East Jaintia Hills district.