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Man Held In Meghalaya With Drugs Worth USD 1 Mln

Acting on a tip-off, police personnel stopped a vehicle, and during checking, found 10 packets of the crystal meth in a suitcase, they said.  

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A man hailing from Mizoram was arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, after he was found carrying banned crystal meth worth over USD 1 million (around Rs 8.26 crore), police said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, police personnel stopped a vehicle, and during checking, found 10 packets of the crystal meth in a suitcase, they said.  

The man was then arrested, and further investigation is underway, a senior district police officer said. 

The market value of the seized drug is around USD 1 million, he said.

-With PTI Input