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Arunachal: 2 drug peddlers held, over 40 gm heroin seized

Itanagar, Aug 5 (UNI) Continuing its crackdown on drugs, the Naharlagun Police has arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in illicit drug trade and seized over 40 grams of suspected heroin from their possession, Naharlagun SP Mihin Gambo said on Monday.
He said that acting promptly on the tip-off that a youth in possession of contraband substance was allegedly roaming in the Naharlagun market area on the intervening night of August 4 and 5, a team from Naharlagun Police Station led by its officer-in-charge Inspector Krishnendu Dev apprehended the suspect identified as Jun Sonam (40), a resident of Damsite Colony, Naharlagun.
During the operation, the police recovered seven vials containing suspected heroin weighing 9.3 grams from his possession.
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