Guwahati, May 8 -- East Jaintia Hills police in Meghalaya arrested three people on Wednesday morning and seized a large quantity of suspected heroin worth over Rs 3.6 crore in total in Lumshnong.

Thiswas the fifth major drug haul by the district police within ten days.

The police apprehended the three suspects whilethey weretravelling on two different night buses headed from Silchar, AssamtowardsGuwahati.

A search revealed 40 soapboxes containing heroin worth Rs 3.6 crore and 9.031 kilograms of cannabis (Ganja).

The arrested individuals havebeen identifiedas Amzad Hussain Laskar (18), Monib Hussain Barlasker (18) and Chamir Hussain Barbhuiya.

All of the accused were residents of Silchar in Cachar, Assam.

Police have registered a cas...