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Arunachal: 5 drug peddlers held, over 140gm heroin seized in 2 ops

Itanagar, May 8 (UNI) Police teams from Naharlagun and Banderdewa Police stations apprehended five people, including a woman, and seized over 140 grams of suspected heroin in two back-to-back operations, Naharlagun SP Mihin Gambo said on Thursday.
In the first operation on Wednesday, acting on intelligence input, a police team led by Inspector Krishnendu Dev, officer-in-charge of Naharlagun PS, raided the Prem Nagar area.
The team, comprising sub-inspectors Sunny Hodong and Vivek Linggi and other personnel, apprehended one Md Sariful Islam (36), a resident of Bihpuria, Assam, and recovered 37 vials of suspected heroin weighing 48.7 grams from his possession.
Acting on his disclosure, the team launched a follow-up operation and intercepted two more suspects -- Md Shaik Farid (24) of Lakhimpur, and Md Ashraful Islam (23) of Laluk, Assam, at Kankarnallah after a brief chase and physical confrontation.
An additional 24 grams of suspected heroin hidden in two soap cases along with a motorcycle used for trafficking were seized. A case was registered at Naharlagun police station under the NDPS Act.
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