Longleng, October 30 (MExN): The Longleng Police on October 29 arrested two persons and recovered substances suspected to be brown sugar.
According to a release from the Sr SP, Longleng on Sunday, an SOT of the Longleng District Police, based on specific inputs, intercepted a motor cycle borne suspected drug peddler at Dikhu Bridge, Changtongya road, and recovered 17 soap cases suspected to be brown sugar weighing 175 grams.
“On further interrogation it was revealed that the main suspect peddler, whom police had been trailing for a long time, was travelling in another vehicle behind the motor cycle, in order to evade arrest and detection of contrabands,” it said. The main suspect, identified as Hentok Phom (54) was taken into custody along with an accomplice Pangloi Phom (22) who was carrying the contrabands in his motor cycle. Both the suspects are taken into custody, booked under relevant sections of laws and investigation taken up, as per the release.
