The anti-narcotics division of the Meghalaya police today arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized over 400 gm of heroin, worth nearly Rs 35 lakh, from their vehicle at Mawblei in East Kashi Hills district.
The car, on its way to Shillong from Manipur, was stopped by a home guard as it was driving on the wrong side of the road, police said.
Two people immediately fled the scene while the third was nabbed by the police, district SP Davis Marak said.
"The incident took place around 7 am when an SUV with a Manipur registration number plate was stopped by a home guard near a petrol pump at Mawblei for violating traffic rules," he said.
The arrested person has been identified as Seikholen Hoakhit from Manipur, he said.
According to an official of the anti-narcotics division, the suspected smugglers had sourced the contraband from Moreh along the India-Myanmar border.
"We are conducting a search to nab the other two accused in the case," Marak added.
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