Itanagar, July 30 -- Police arrested three individuals and seized heroin valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh near the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, officials said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Arunachal Pradesh Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) intercepted a vehicle at the Banderdewa check gate.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers discovered 40 grams of heroin hidden in a green plastic bag beneath the car's bonnet, said Naharlagun Superintendent of Police (SP) Nyelam Nega.

The vehicle's driver, identified as Tania Tatar (30), a resident of Pachin Colony in Naharlagun, was arrested at the spot.

During questioning, Tatar revealed that the drugs had been procured from Jiten Biswas, a suspected drug...