Guwahati, May 25 -- Reported by Farhana Ahmed

North Lakhimpur: The recent arrest of Gumin Mize, president of the Arunachal Anti-Drug Warriors (AADW), by Lakhimpur Police has sparked widespread reactions on both sides of the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary, intensifying tensions in the inter-state region.

The arrest has prompted protests, allegations of conspiracy, and renewed scrutiny over the long-standing issue of drug trafficking along the border areas.

Gumin Mize (43), son of late Tagang Mize and a resident of Sibut village under Pasighat Police Station in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, was arrested by a team of Lakhimpur Police from Itanagar on the night of May 20, with assistance from Arunachal Pradesh Police.

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