Eight drug peddlers have been arrested from Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh. The drug peddlers have been arrested from different locations of the district, including two women.
Police also seized suspected contraband items including heroin and opium from the peddlers.
Meanwhile, the police have registered two criminal cases against the arrested drug peddlers at the Changlang police station in Arunachal Pradesh under the NDPS act.
The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as: Rangkhil Jugli (23), Liza Singh (19), Remmat Jugli (26), Panghom Pangtha (35),Khimsam Ngemu (42), Anupam Singh (30), Tarh Hassang (35) and Hingroi Kenglang (43).
The seized contraband items include: brown sugar (2 gms approx), opium (326.95 gms approx), used opium (4.12 gms approx) and syringe (13 nos).
One mobile phone has also been seized by the police.