Meghalaya: 1.5 tonne marijuana found in abandoned truck

Shillong: More than 1.5 tonnes of high-quality marijuana estimated to be worth over Rs 4.7 crore in the international market have been seized in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Wednesday.

The narcotic is suspected to have come from Tripura and was on its way to Bihar via Guwahati, the police said.

“We seized 1,555.38 kg of marijuana packed neatly in 212 carton slabs each weighing between 4 kg and 10 kg in a truck bearing Tripura registration plate on Tuesday evening,” district superintendent of police Jagpal Dhanoa told PTI.