Based on credible intelligence input, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of East Jaintia Hills District Police arrested four people from Assam during a coordinated Naka operation at the Umkiang Police Patrol Post under the jurisdiction of Lumshnong Police Station on January 30, 2026. East Jaintia Hills District Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar said the team intercepted an oil tanker bearing registration number AS 11 DC-1200 and apprehended four persons, recovering four soap boxes containing 45.5 grams of heroin, valued at around ₹20 lakh in the illegal market, along with four mobile phones. The apprehended drug suppliers are suspected to be part of a larger organised crime syndicate involved in inter-state transportation of narcotics.
East Jaintia Hills District Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar said, “Based on credible intelligence input, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of East Jaintia Hills District Police conducted a coordinated Naka operation at Umkiang police Patrol Post under the jurisdiction of Lumshnong PS on 30th January 2026. During the operation, the team successfully intercepted one oil tanker b/r number AS 11 DC-1200 and apprehended 4 (four) persons and recovered 4 soap boxes (45.5 Grams) of Heroin and 4 mobile phones from their possession. These apprehended drug suppliers are suspected to be part of larger Organised crime syndicate working for inter-state transportation of drugs.”
He further stated that the district police had received prior information regarding one suspected oil tanker allegedly being used for transporting illegal narcotics, following which the ANTF team promptly set up a Naka and intercepted the vehicle. The police apprehended “1. Shri. Shymal Boro S/o Suren Boro R/o Lokhra Chariali PO/PS-Gorchuk District Kamrup, 2. Shri. Matab Uddin S/o Mujamil Ali R/O Khelma Pt-VII PS-Katigorah, Silchar, Dist – Cachar, Assam, 3. Shri. Ataur Rohman C/o Abdul Gani R/o Shiberchak PO Shiberchak, Karimganj Assaam and 4. Shri. Biren Singha S/o Lingthow Singh R/o Madhopur PS Katlicherra District Hailakandi, Assam and recovered 45.5 grams (4 plastic soap boxes) of heroin—worth around Rs. 20 Lakhs in the illegal market and 4 mobile phones from their possession.”
Accordingly, a case has been registered at Lumshnong Police Station under the NDPS Act, and investigation is underway to trace the source, destination, and wider inter-state links of the organised drug syndicate involved.
