One alleged drug supplier nabbed in Meghalaya

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Shillong: One alleged drug supplier was arrested along with illegal contraband in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya today.

Acting on credible source information, one Lalmungsanga was detained at Kongong while he was traveling from Aizwal via Silchar towards Khliehriat in a tourist Sumo, police said.

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During the ensuing search, 10 black packets of illegal contraband weighing 10.16 kg were found from his suitcase, the police also said.

Preliminary test was conducted which showed positive for Crystal Meth (mescaline).

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A case under NDPS Act has been registered with the Khliehriat police station under relevant sections of law and investigation is on to trace backward and forward linkages.

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