Meghalaya Police seized drugs worth over ₹ 51 crore, the state’s largest narcotics consignment so far, in East Jaintia Hills district and arrested two Mizoram-based persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Saturday (March 7, 2026).
The seizure was made during a coordinated naka sweep by police and Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) personnel in the Ratacherra area on Friday (March 6), he said.
During the intervention, a vehicle with three persons including the driver on board was secured and searched in accordance with legal procedures.
During the check, 19 plastic soap cases with a suspected heroin content weighing 203.7 grams were obtained from one of the three persons, the police officer said.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a blue trolley bag belonging to another occupant of the vehicle.
Suspected methamphetamine tablets weighing 10.145 kilograms were found in the bag, the police officer said.
“Meth” tablets are banned in India.
Two of the three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and preliminary investigations indicated they were part of an interstate and cross-border drug-trafficking syndicate, the officer said.
“The total value of seized contraband is estimated to be around ₹51.13 crore,” ANTF chief Vikash Kumar told PTI.
The arrested persons are from Mizoram, he said.
A case has been registered at the ANTF police station and investigation is underway to find out the forward and backward links related to the seizure, the officer added.
Published – March 7, 2026 12:08 PM IST
