In a continued crackdown under Operation Dawn 2.0, East Siang Police apprehended two suspected drug offenders and seized suspected heroin near Taga Korong on the way to Silluk Village under Mebo Police Station.
As per police, the seized items include suspected heroin weighing 4.84 grams, one insulin syringe, two lighters, one keypad mobile phone, one Narzo Android mobile phone and one red Hyundai i10 car bearing registration No. AS06J 2826.
The accused have been identified as Gonong Taloh and Apat Megu. Both have been arrested and a case has been registered under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act and Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation is underway.
Superintendent of Police, East Siang, Pankaj Lamba, IPS, reaffirmed the police’s zero-tolerance policy towards drug trafficking and urged the public to share credible information to support the collective effort towards a drug-free society.