Itanagar, June 24 -- In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, police in the Itanagar Capital Region arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized more than 52 grams of suspected heroin in separate operations conducted by Naharlagun and Banderdewa police on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In the first operation, Naharlagun Police arrested one Sonny Taba (21), a resident of D-Sector, Naharlagun, following specific intelligence inputs about narcotics-related activities in the area.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of an Executive Magistrate by a team led bySI K Tada and SI V Linggi.
During the search, police recovered 19 vials of suspected heroin weighing 20.08 grams (including vial weight) from the accused.
Subsequently, based on...