Nacotics seized in Shillong town

Shillong, Aug 28 :  Narcotics worth more than Rs one Crore was seized by customs officials in Shillong and the transporters were arrested, officials said today.

Acting on a tip-off, a passenger vehicle bound for Mizoram was stopped on Friday at Mawlai here and later 50 kg of Methaqualone crystals and more than nine lakh Actichid and Reobro tablets were seized, they said. Additional Commissioner (NER) S K Chakraborty said that Mizoram police have been alerted for the arrest of the people involved in the illegal transportation of the narcotics.

They said the substances were forced into the illegal international market routing through the NE from where it is produced legally in the country.

Denying divulging the names of the transporters, Chakraborty said they duo were placed under judicial custody and charged under the Customs Act 1962 and also under the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance act 1985.