Shillong: Meghalaya Police has arrested a 41-year-old woman from Manipur after heroin worth around Rs 1 crore was recovered from her rented apartment during a raid, officials said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip, police raided the woman’s home in Nongrah Nongpdeng late on Friday.
During the operation, 18 soap boxes containing heroin weighing 218.94 gm were recovered from her room in the apartment in Shillong, a police officer said.
Confirming the seizure, officials said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The accused is currently in custody, and further investigations are underway to trace the wider network involved in the drug operation.
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The seizure highlights the ongoing challenge of drug trafficking in the region, with Meghalaya Police intensifying their crackdown on such illegal activities.
