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Heroin worth Rs 4.5 cr seized in Meghalaya
    Shillong, Aug 12 (PTI) A woman and a juvenile from
Manipur were arrested from East Khasi Hills district of
Meghalaya after heroin valued at over Rs 4 crore was seized
from them, the police said on Monday.
    The two were travelling in a bus which was seized as
foreign branded cigarettes also were being transported
illegally in it.
    Acting on tip-off, the Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF)
of the district police intercepted the passenger bus coming
from Manipur to Shillong at Mawrynkneng village on Sunday.
    The drug weighing around 930 gram was found in 80
boxes of soap kept in three bags belonged to the woman,
district superintendent of police Claudia A Lyngwa told
reporters.
    The juvenile accompanying the arrested woman was sent
to a children's home.
    Following interrogation of the driver and conductor of
the bus, the ANTF personnel found three hidden compartments in
the vehicle, from where foreign made cigarettes were seized,
the police officer said. PTI JOP
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