The information was given to a senior officer who gave the go-ahead for the ANTF Team, Khliehriat PS staff, and SI. B. Marbaniang to conduct naka checking of all cars entering from Silchar and travelling in the direction of Shillong close to Khliehriat PS.
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police on Wednesday made significant progress in their war on drugs by seizing
676 grams of heroin and 30 strips of nitrazepam tablets.
According to DGP Dr. LR
BISHNOI, the police put up naka in various locations after obtaining
information from a reliable source that a peddler going by the name of Gary
would be travelling from Jiribam to Shillong via Silchar with a shipment of
suspected illegal contraband.
The information was
given to a senior officer who gave the go-ahead for the ANTF Team, Khliehriat
PS staff, and SI. B. Marbaniang to conduct naka checking of all cars entering
from Silchar and travelling in the direction of Shillong close to Khliehriat
PS.
A white/grey Jagannath
Travels and Tours bus with the B/R number ML-05-L-7887 was stopped at around
3:50 am on Thursday, and the conductor discovered that there were two Khasi men
on board after asking. In addition, one of the two Khasi lads aboard the bus
who was questioned stated that he was Gary.
As a result, the
suspects Garry Kharnaior (30), a resident of Mawlai Stand Bus, and Kmenlang
Shabong (20), a resident of Mawlai Mawdatbaki, Shillong, were searched after
receiving permission and the arrival of independent witnesses. Two bag packs- one
black colour bag and one blue/black colour bag, respectively- were discovered
from their possession.
Opening the bags
revealed 30 Nitrazapam pill strips from the Blue/Black Bag pack, as well as 34
and 26 soap cases wrapped in black polythene and containing yellow/orange
powder, respectively. Following that, the suspects and the baggage were taken
to Khliehriat PS. Preliminary tests on the yellow/orange powder were then
carried out in front of impartial observers after the contents of the soap
cases had been dumped into two distinct transparent polythene bags.
The tests indicate positive result for heroin. Thereafter, the transparent polythene bags were then weighed separately with one bag weighing a net total of 386 gms while another bag weighed a net total of 290 gms. In total 676 grams of heroin and 30 strips of Nitrazepam tablet has been seized.
A preliminary
investigation of the suspects also revealed that Marvin Jyrwa, who was waiting
to receive the illegal contraband at Mawryngkneng, was the major financier of
the entire unlawful contraband.
In response, a squad was
dispatched to Mawryngkneng, where they apprehended Marvin Jyrwa and his three
accomplices, Meibifil Buam (22 years old), Khrawboklang Kharkongor (29 years
old), and Aiborlang Laitmon (28 yrs)
In this regard, a case
has been filed under Khliehriat PS, and an investigation is ongoing.
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