EMN
Dimapur, September 16
Kohima police authorities have arrested a person hailing from Assam and confiscated a load of cannabis that the authorities say is worth at least 15 lakh in the market. Kohima police issued a press release on Wednesday, September 16, informing about the catch. On September 16, personnel of Kohima police manning the Peducha check gate were conducting frisking and checking duties when they stopped a truck bearing the registration NL-07A-4359 and on searching it, found 300 kilograms of ganja in the vehicle. The contraband was packed in 16 packets, the police said.
The contraband is worth 15, 00,000 in the national market, the police said. One person identified as Siddique Ali, a 27 year old from “No. 2 Tirwal” under Furkating of Golaghat district in Assam has been arrested by the authorities. He was arrested for “possession and transportation of the contraband,” the authorities said.
