ITANAGAR, Oct 12: East Siang Police has arrested three persons in two separate cases under Operation Dawn 2.0 and seized suspected heroin in a continued crackdown on drug-related offences in the district.
In the first case, police apprehended Gonong Taloh and Apat Megu near Taga Korong, along the road to Silluk village under Mebo Police Station, and seized 4.84 grams of suspected heroin.
According to police, an insulin syringe, two lighters, a keypad mobile phone, a Narzo Android phone and a red Hyundai i10 car bearing registration number AS06J 2826 were also seized.
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.
In a separate case, police apprehended Tatdo Megu near the Indian Oil petrol pump in the Sawmill Area of Pasighat in connection with an NDPS-related offence. A case has been registered at Pasighat Police Station under Section 21(a) of the NDPS Act.
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 drug abuse and trafficking in the district.