SHILLONG, Aug. 16 -- On the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma on Thursday awarded the Meghalaya Police K-9 Unit with the Medal of Honour and Appreciation Certificate for helping law enforcement agencies in detection of explosives, narcotics and crime scene tracking.The K-9 Unit led by Inspector Sagar Sharma along with Narcotics Sniffer Canines were extensively used by Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), East Khasi Hills District for conducting raids and detection of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in and around Shillong city, in recent operation against drugs.

The team, with the help of their canines, has successfully detected narcotic drugs on a number of occasions. The canines...