Shillong, Mar 20: The East Khasi Hills Anti Narcotics Task Force ( ANTF), acting on the inputs, apprehended two persons from Happy Valley under Madanriting and seized drugs.
The accused are Joshua Khiangte Tripura(36), son of Lalhriata, a resident of Aizawl,Mizoram. Present address is Damchhara, Tripura. Joel Tripura(29), son of Tinghhailal Tripura, a resident of Kachharichara, Damchhara, North Tripura.
The seized items are eleven soap boxes containing heroin weighing 139.98 gms, one Aadhar card, one PAN card, one mobile phone, one tata sumo vehicle bearing R/No. ML 05 N 0515.
A case under the NDPS Act is being registered, and further investigation in the matter is under progress. The seizure and operations were conducted by Shillong ANTF under the leadership of Sandra Nongdhar.
