Meghalaya Police Seize 30,000 Detonators, Arrest Two En Route to Assam
The seizure triggered a probe into possible diversion to illegal mining.
Overview
- Police in East Jaintia Hills found 30,000 detonators hidden in two boxes and a bag during a checkpoint at Umkiang.
- Officers stopped a white hatchback with registration AS-10-A-5916 that was headed toward Silchar in Assam.
- The two occupants, Kamrul Ali Laskar and Ibrahim Uddin Laskar from Cachar district, were arrested at the scene.
- A case was filed at Lumshnong Police Station under the Explosive Substances Act and other criminal provisions as investigators work to trace the source and intended recipients.
- Officials said districts issue permits for explosives, and local reports describe mismatches between paperwork and actual stocks that can enable diversion to illegal coal mining.