Kohima: Nagaland police have recovered 143 grams of suspected heroin valued at Rs. 1.5 Lakh from a vehicle here and arrested two persons, an official release said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, .personnel of the Nagaland Police Narcotic Cell in Nagaland Police Headquarter intercepted a Guwahati-bound vehicle bearing an Assam registration number, coming from Lilong village under Thoubal District of Manipur, at National Highway-2 on Saturday.
After a thorough search, 11 soap cases containing the suspected contraband were found concealed inside the tripod chamber in the running board of the vehicle, the Nagaland police release said.
The suspected contraband items were duly seized and two occupants of the vehicle, both residents of Lilong village under Thoubal district of Manipur – were arrested.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered for further investigation, the police said.
