ITANAGAR, Feb 6: Heroin worth around Rs 2 lakh was seized and two persons arrested in the Pakke Kessang in Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a house was raided in Niti Darlong village near Seijosa in the Pakke Kessang district on Monday. Thirty-five vials filled with heroin, a soap case filled with heroin and 164 empty vials were found, superintendent of police, Tasi Darang told PTI.
One person, Jumyir Gangkak (22) was arrested in connection with the seizures, he said.
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During interrogation, Gangkak told the police that she had procured the drugs from a person in neighbouring Assam, he added.
Acting on the information, police on Tuesday arrested another person, Afjal Husain (22) from Khonamukh village in Assam’s Sonitpur district. Around 12.37 gram of heroin was seized from him.
An investigation is underway, police said, adding that it was the first drugs-related case in the Pakke Kessang district. (PTI)
