In an early‑morning raid, police in East Jaintia Hills seized 409.89 grams of suspected heroin from an ambulance in the Kuliang area of Damcherra, Shillong.
The seizure took place around 1 a.m. at a naka under the Umkiang Police Patrol Post. Officers intercepted a Maruti Eeco ambulance (registration ML‑13‑B‑1459) and discovered 27 plastic soap‑sized boxes of heroin, valued at about Rs 1.5 crore.
The ambulance had reportedly departed from Silchar in Assam and was en route to Guwahati when it was stopped.
Four occupants were arrested: Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Burbhuiya, Manir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury, all residents of Silchar.
The case, registered under No. 39(10)2026 at Lumshnong police station, cites Sections 8(c), 21(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act. It is part of a statewide crackdown on transit crime networks, with the operation carried out during routine naka checks at the state’s eastern entry point.
