On a recent Sunday afternoon, the Arunachal Pradesh Police executed a successful operation that resulted in the seizure of nearly 11 grams of suspected heroin and the arrest of two alleged drug peddlers in the vicinity of the Banderdewa market area. Acting on intelligence gathered at the Banderdewa Police Station, a police team was mobilized to intercept a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle (license plate AS-07W-0148), which was believed to be transporting contraband from Assam into Arunachal Pradesh. The operation was spearheaded by Inspector Kipa Hamak, Officer-in-Charge of the Banderdewa Police Station, and included collaboration from SI Koj Tada, Head Constable T. Bomdom, and Constable R. Tsering, all under the supervision of Rishi Longdo, SDPO Naharlagun.
The police laid a strategic trap at Niya Colony, successfully intercepting the motorcycle. The suspects were identified as Shivaji Morang (age 28) and Sarat Kutum (age 30), both residents of Bolugaguri in the Bihpuria region of Assam. Upon conducting a thorough search, the police discovered a blue soap case in Morang’s possession that contained the suspected heroin, which was weighed at 10.95 grams. Subsequently, a case was lodged at Banderdewa Police Station under Sections 21(b) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to the suspects’ arrest. Authorities indicated that further investigations are ongoing, aimed at uncovering the supply chain and potential connections to an extensive narcotics network operating along the Assam-Arunachal border.
