Meghalayahas turned into a major transit point for drug trafficking because of its close proximity to the Golden Triangle, a fact that has put authorities on very high alert, the director general of state Police,LR Bishnoi, has said. He added that the state has approximately 2.5 lakh users of drugs and psychotropic substances, including injectable drugs.
In the course of his address at a function to observe International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at theU Soso Tham Auditorium(State Central Library) here on Saturday, the DGP made a detailed presentation on the prominent drug trafficking routes in the state and the modus operandi of traffickers.