TURA: A joint operation by the BSF and Garo Hills police have netted two contraband smugglers and seized 3600 Yaba tablets used for substance abuse during a raid at Halchati area of Purakhasia along the international border early Friday morning.
“Based on credible inputs that two persons are smuggling Contraband narcotic substances to Indo-Bangla border, Meghalaya Police and BSF conducted a joint operation, near Halchatti, Under Purakhasia Outpost.
Accordingly two persons were caught,arrested under NDPS Act, and from their possession 18 pockets containing approx 3600 Yaba Tablets have been recovered,” informed West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police MGR Kumar.
The arrested smugglers have been identified as Md Nur Alam s/o Abdul Mojid of Sadartila Kakripara Mankachar Assam, and Md Soriful Islam s/o Abdul Sohid of Sadartila Kakripara Mankachar Assam.
The arrested persons have been forwarded to court and further investigation and search is currently under way to nab the ring leader and remaining culprits of the smuggler gang, informed police.
