Darang (Assam), 1 August (HS): A drug peddler has been arrested with heroin in Mangaldoi, the Darang district headquarters.

Police said on Thursday that Mangaldoi police conducted an operation based on secret information and caught a drug peddler named Intaj Ali from ward number 2 of the town.

According to the information, Intaj was running a drug racket for a long time. Police have seized 25 vials full of heroin, a mobile phone and a motorcycle (AS 13Q 3628) from the peddler.

An FIR has been registered in this connection and legal action has been initiated.

Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash / Manoj Kumar Tayal