<p>Nine people involved in the smuggling of drugs worth over Rs 15 crore in the international market were arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Two smugglers from Nagaland – Tuanbiaklian Guite and Imliakum Longkumer – were arrested on Monday and 2.7 kg of heroin were seized from their possession, district SP Jagpal Dhanoa told <em>PTI</em>. Another group of 7 smugglers from Tripura, who came in two vehicles, were detained at Khliehriat on the same day and over 251 kg of marijuana were seized, he said.</p>.<p>The two smugglers from Nagaland were found with 200 soap cases, containing yellowish-orange powder, hidden in their vehicle, the SP said.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, the district police stepped up vigil on vehicles entering the state and two more vehicles coming from Tripura were seized with 251 kg of marijuana worth over Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p>Cases were registered at the Khliehriat police station in the district and investigations in both cases were being taken up to find the forward and backward linkages, the SP said.</p>.<p>The arrested persons from Tripura include Joyel Das, Mohan Mazumdar, Gaurav Gupta, Karnajit Sarkar, Sujit Sarkar, Sanjit Sarkar, and Haridas Sarkar, he said.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma commented on the seizure of the banned drugs.</p>.<p>"Huge haul of drugs! Narco traffickers try to ruin youth but alert @ejhpolice foiled their evil designs, nabbed two accused and seized 2.74 kg heroin worth Rs 15 crore in a well-synchronized ops at Nongspung today,” he tweeted on Monday.</p>
<p>Nine people involved in the smuggling of drugs worth over Rs 15 crore in the international market were arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Two smugglers from Nagaland – Tuanbiaklian Guite and Imliakum Longkumer – were arrested on Monday and 2.7 kg of heroin were seized from their possession, district SP Jagpal Dhanoa told <em>PTI</em>. Another group of 7 smugglers from Tripura, who came in two vehicles, were detained at Khliehriat on the same day and over 251 kg of marijuana were seized, he said.</p>.<p>The two smugglers from Nagaland were found with 200 soap cases, containing yellowish-orange powder, hidden in their vehicle, the SP said.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, the district police stepped up vigil on vehicles entering the state and two more vehicles coming from Tripura were seized with 251 kg of marijuana worth over Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p>Cases were registered at the Khliehriat police station in the district and investigations in both cases were being taken up to find the forward and backward linkages, the SP said.</p>.<p>The arrested persons from Tripura include Joyel Das, Mohan Mazumdar, Gaurav Gupta, Karnajit Sarkar, Sujit Sarkar, Sanjit Sarkar, and Haridas Sarkar, he said.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma commented on the seizure of the banned drugs.</p>.<p>"Huge haul of drugs! Narco traffickers try to ruin youth but alert @ejhpolice foiled their evil designs, nabbed two accused and seized 2.74 kg heroin worth Rs 15 crore in a well-synchronized ops at Nongspung today,” he tweeted on Monday.</p>