Shillong, Sep 7: In a major blow to drug traffickers in the city the Anti Narcotics Trafficking Force (ANTF) East Khasi Hills along with Laitmukhrah police station on Tuesday evening conducted an operation in several areas of Laitumkhrah.
They first intercepted one local taxi ML 05 K 4437 at Lower New Colony and apprehended Debojit Ghosh, 28, Badonbok Marwein 28, Ibapynhun Marwein 29 and Macdonald Khongmalai 26.
From their possession 13.54 gms of Heroin, 153 vials, three mobile phones and a Maruti local taxi was seized.
Meanwhile, the person who supplied the drugs, one Deepika Roy 32 was apprehended at Laitumkhrah Main Road who led the police to the house of Archana Roy 25 where 57.54gms of Heroin, one mobile phone and cash Rs 1,94,975 was recovered and seized.
Later, the house of Deepika Roy at Nongrimbah Laitumkhrah was searched and gold ornaments 256.36gms, heroin: 66.7gms and cash Rs 19,000 was found and seized.
A total of 137.78 gm Heroin, cash Rs 2,14,075 has been seized in Tuesday’s raid and six people have been arrested(three males and three females).
A case vide Laitumkhrah PS case no. 126(09)2022 U/S 21 (b)/ 25/ 29 NDPS Act has been taken up.