ITANAGAR, March 10: Police seized 26 grams of heroin valued at around Rs 1.37 lakh from the residence of a man during a raid at Nongtow Khamti village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Acting on credible information about the illicit sale and purchase of narcotic substances, a team led by Namsai SDPO Kengo Dirchi, along with Namsai police station officer-in-charge inspector AK Pandey and other personnel, conducted a raid on March 9 under the supervision of Namsai SP Sange Thinley.
During the search in the presence of independent witnesses, police recovered heroin from a sling bag carried by the accused.
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The SDPO said the heroin was seized, packed and sealed following NDPS procedures and the whole process was videographed through the E-Sakshya app. A case under Section 21 (b) of the NDPS Act, 1985 has been registered against the accused and further investigation is on, police added. (PTI)
