Itanagar, April 3 -- In a continued crackdown on drug trafficking, the Naharlagun Police under the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) seized 31 vials of heroin and apprehended two individuals during a targeted operation in Nirjuli on Thursday.

Police said on Friday that acting on reliable inputs about transportation of contraband from Banderdewa, a police team led by Inspector Tadu Hassang, Officer-in-Charge of Nirjuli Police Station, launched an operation under the supervision of Naharlagun Superintendent of Police Dr Nyelam Nega.

The team intercepted a TVS Ntorq scooty at Viaduct Bridge, Dikrong, Nirjuli, and apprehended two persons identified as Khyoda Tama (24), a resident of Jollang near Central Jail, Itanagar, and Bamang Raju (29), resid...