Khliehriat, Oct 12: Using an ambulance to smuggle drugs – East Jaintia Hills police have busted a shocking modus operandi at the Assam-Meghalaya border, seizing heroin worth Rs 1.5 crore in the dead of night.
The seizure was made at around 1 AM on Sunday during a routine naka checking at Damcherra, Kuliang under Umkiang PPP. Police intercepted a Maruti Eeco ambulance (ML-13-B-1459) that was moving from Silchar towards Guwahati.
On thorough checking, the police found 27 soap-size boxes containing 409.89 grams of suspected heroin cleverly concealed inside the ambulance, a vehicle otherwise meant to save lives.
Four persons travelling in the ambulance have been arrested. They have been identified as Alom Hussain Laskar, Nazim Uddin Barbhuiya, Manir Hussain Mazumdar and Hashina Mamata Choudhury – all residents of Silchar, Assam.
Police said the use of an ambulance for narcotics trafficking is alarming and the bust is part of the statewide intensive crackdown on interstate transit networks using Meghalaya as a corridor.
A case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station – Case No. 39(10)2026 under Sections 8(c)/21(c)/29 NDPS Act. Further investigation is on.
