Drug addict, 2 peddlers arrested in Itanagar

Itanagar: Police in Naharlagun arrested a drug addict near Kankar Nallah Bridge on Sunday.

A police team led by Naharlagun PS officer-in-charge K Dev and others under the supervision of Naharlagun SP Mihin Gambo and SDPO Rishi Longdo arrested the addict, a senior police official said on Monday.

During interrogation, the addict revealed the source of the drugs, Gambo said.

Based on the input, a police team conducted a raid at Lower Model Village, which resulted in the arrest of two drug peddlers — Techi Lez (30), a resident of Lekhi and Tana Jamja (28), a resident of Doimukh.

During the search conducted in presence of executive magistrate Khoda Bath, the police recovered 16 vials of heroin weighing 20.9 grams, 11 empty vials, packaging materials and Rs 7,060, suspected to be proceeds of drug sales.

The items were seized according to the provisions of the NDPS Act, the SP said. He said a case has been registered at Naharlagun PS and both the drug peddlers have been arrested and that further investigation is in progress.