Itanagar, Sep 19: Security forces deployed in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh have delivered yet another ‘blow’ to the illegal drug network prevalent in the region by apprehending two alleged drug peddlers on Sunday, sources said on Monday.
Based on a specific intelligence input, a joint team of Longding Battalion of Assam Rifles and Longding Police located the hideout of drug peddlers and cordoned the suspected house.
Subsequently, during the ensuing systematic search, the individuals were apprehended along with a huge quantity of opium worth Rs 85,000 (approx) and some cash amounts, suspected to be the sale proceeds, in presence of the Executive Magistrate, Longding.
During initial interrogation, the apprehendees accepted their involvement in the transhipment of opium in large quantities from across the Indo-Myanmar border to Longding town for sales.
The arrested drug peddlers were later handed over to the Longding Police and an FIR was registered against them.
“Their arrest is a major blow to the illegal drug network prevalent in the region,” an AR release said. (UNI)

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