India News | Heroin Seized, Three Persons Arrested in Sikkim's Namchi

Gangtok, May 5 (PTI) Police in Namchi district of Sikkim arrested three persons after 815 gm of heroin was seized from their possession on Monday, an official said.

Acting on intelligence inputs, a police team led by Melli SHO Kishore Chhetri apprehended three persons from the Jorethang area and seized the heroin from their possession.

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The arrested persons are in police custody and further investigations are underway to uncover potential links to larger drug networks, the officer said.

On Sunday night acting on a tip-off, a Singtam police team led by SHO Sher Bahadur Manger apprehended a 39-year-old man from Adarsh Goan area and seized brown-coloured substance suspected to be brown sugar.

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Police said that the total recovered quantity was 122.80 gm, packed in 103 small pouches..

Accordingly, a case has been registered under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act, and further investigation is in progress.

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