Heroin worth Rs 5 lakh seized, two arrested in Arunachal

Heroin worth over Rs 5 lakh has been seized and two persons have been arrested in West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, police said here on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint near Darka Bridge in Aalo police station area on Monday night and seized 10.54 gm of heroin from the vehicle and arrested its two occupants, West Siang Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Poswal said.

The two accused were transporting the contraband from Likabali in Lower Siang district to Aalo in West Siang district.

A case under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 was registered against the duo.

The duo was produced before the court, which remanded them to police custody, he added.