Police in Meghalaya October 17 arrested a drug peddler and seized Amphetamine tablets worth Rs 1.5 crore from his possession.
After information about the movement of the tablets in huge quantity, police set up a naka near a fuel station in Nongsning and intercepted an inter-state bus.
On searching the passenger’s baggage, police recovered 1.017 Kg of Amphetamine from the suitcase of one passenger identified as Joseph Hmangaih Zuala.
Zuala, a resident of the Hnahlan, Tlangnuam (Part) of Mizoram’s capital Aizawl, was travelling towards Guwahati.
Police said that as per the information available this is a transnational syndicate whereby raw material in the shape of crystal meth is transported to neighbouring island countries and it is processed further into methamphetamine tablets. It is a new network which has been busted.
A case has been registered at Khliehriat police station and further investigation is going on to unravel the entire network, the police officer added.
Meanwhile, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma reiterated the government’s commitment to fight against drugs menace in the state.
“The government is determined to continue the crusade against narco-traffickers with unwavering dedication,” Sangma said.
