A 41-year-old man from Manipur was arrested along with heroin in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Thursday.
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Shokhothang Touthang was arrested from Nongsning by the ANTF team and Khliehriat police during a checking at BMS fuel station, district superintendent of police Jagpal Singh said.
Twenty-six soap cases containing heroin weighing 278.03gm were also seized from his possession, he also said.
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Touthang was proceeding from Aizawl towards Shillong, the police officer added.
A case has been registered at the Khliehriat police station and an investigation is on to reveal the backward and forward linkages.
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