Police seize heroin worth Rs 1.37 lakh from Arunachal's Namsai

ITANAGAR: (Mar 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.