DIMAPUR — Personnel of North Police Station in Kohima led by the SDPO (North) intercepted one Maruti Swift bearing registration No. NL 01C A 4396 at Sechü (Zubza) on National Highway 29 and recovered suspected heroin on November 13.
A police report issued by the PRO of Kohima Police stated that the team recovered 90 soap cases of suspected heroin weighing approximately 1073 gm during a search of the vehicle. The vehicle was coming from Manipur. It added that two occupants of the vehicle have been arrested in this connection.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]In another incident, personnel of Excise Mobile Squad on Tuesday intercepted one Alto taxi bearing registration No. NL01 T 9226 at Kukidolong highway area in Chümoukedima and recovered a total of 599 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup.
A report issued by the superintendent of Excise and Prohibition (MS), K Toshiho Yeptho, stated that one person identified as Katoshe T was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the NDPS Act ’85. It added that the seized articles are deposited in the Excise malkhana and further investigation is on.
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