PASIGHAT, OCT 12:

East Siang Police arrested two persons and seized 4.84 grams of suspected heroin near Taga Korong, along the road to Silluk village under Mebo Police Station, as part of the ongoing crackdown under Operation Dawn 2.0.

The police also seized an insulin syringe, two lighters, a keypad mobile phone, a Narzo Android mobile phone and a red Hyundai i10 bearing registration number AS06J 2826.

The accused, Gonong Taloh and Apat Megu, have been arrested.

A case has been registered under Section 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation is underway.

East Siang Superintendent of Police Pankaj Lamba, reiterated the police’s zero-tolerance policy towards drug trafficking and urged the public to share credible information to support efforts to combat the drug menace.