SHILLONG, Sept 16: Even as the United States of America Consulate in India has made queries about the alleged uranium smuggling in Meghalaya, the police has discovered that these are eccentric postures by a few conmen or a gang of cheaters. A well-placed source in the police confirmed to The Sentinel that the US Consulate, Kolkata has made a number of queries about the alleged uranium seizure. Nothing definite is known about the confirmed queries made by the US officials while Meghalaya Police was lucid enough in terming the alleged uranium deal as a mere fraudulent act. Investigations into the seizure of the suspected mineral two weeks ago from West Khasi Hills district resulted in a total of five people being picked up for questioning, the last one being Hep John, who, though remanded to two days police custody by a lower court, was shortly released on bail by the same court. Police sources told The Sentinel today,