Longleng police raids house of suspected drug peddler; 1 arrested

LONGLENG — The Longleng Police on Monday arrested one person for allegedly selling drugs in Longleng town.

The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) conducted a covert operation based on a tip-off from reliable sources and raided the house of the person suspected to be selling brown sugar.

The police recovered a 500ml bottle containing suspected brown sugar, measuring approximately 20 grams, hidden in a rice bag from the house of the accused during the raid, a source said, adding that the operation was conducted in the presence of an ‘independent witness’.

The alleged drug peddler along with the seized items was handed over to the Longleng court for further action.