Major inter-district supply chain disrupted PASIGHAT, Sept 12: East Siang Supdt. of Police Sumit Kumar Jha during press briefing...
Major inter-district supply chain disrupted
PASIGHAT, Sept 12: East Siang Supdt. of Police Sumit Kumar Jha during press briefing, held today informed that on last Sunday Sept-10), at around 9.30 AM an information was received from OC, Aalo Police Station Inspr. Duto Bagra that as per his local sources, some boys from Aalo have gone to Pasighat to receive Contraband drugs from a lady peddler. Accordingly, OC PS Pasighat Inspr. Tabin Padung with his team rushed at the spot and proposed for more teams to place ‘NAKAS’ at multiple suspected locations.
SP Jha further informed that he formed three teams each under DySP(P) Taba Biroy, APPS, Lady Inspr. Ojum Riba, OC WPS and Inspr. Tabin Padung to place Nakas and to conduct the raids. WASE President Smt Yamik Dulom Darang was also contacted to reach near Sirki Petrol Pump with her team to act as independent witness. At around 12 Noon, a lady named Nung Padung @ Yage Yompang came from Rengging side towards Pasighat and was intercepted by police team near Sirki Petrol Pump. One of the Lady Police named L/Ct. Yade Dupit Perme identified her by face and alerted the police team that she was arrested earlier in NDPS cases during 2022. The vehicle was searched and Cash amount of Rs. 1,05,630/- which she received after sale of Contraband drugs was recovered and seized. She further disclosed that she had delivered the Contraband to three boys and they have already left for Aalo. One of them was on Scooty, one on Motorbike and the third one was driving Bolero Car.
Both OC PS Pasighat, OC WPS Pasighat along with their teams led by Dy. SP(P) Taba Biroy chased them till Aalo. Meanwhile, OC PS Pangin Inspr. T. Pasar and OC PS Aalo Inspr. Duto Bagra were given specific details about all three vehicles and were requested to intercept them. Two vehicles were intercepted by OC, PS Aalo and one by OC, PS Pangin. One case was also registered at Aalo PS. Three boys (peddlers) along with the main lady peddler were brought to Pasighat PS. After detail interrogation, police team with WASE mothers and Magistrate went ahead for house search of Smti. Yage Yompang at Lower Banskota, Pasighat. From there, 10 soap cases of Contraband drugs which were hidden in an abandoned public Toilet were recovered and seized. In total, 147 grams of Contraband suspected to be brown sugar was recovered, which is the highest seizure till date in East Siang District, informed Jha adding that the Police team, apart from the names already mentioned, comprised of SI(P) K. Tangha, SI(P) Kodak Dagium, SI (P) Kaling Pait, H/C T. Lama, H/C Taking Tabi, L/Ct. O. Pertin, L/Ct. Abit Wangjen, L/Ct, Bancha Kamhua, L/Ct. Yade Dupit Perme and L/HC Y. Rina and Driver Ct Sode Lingu.
The SP appreciated the coordinated efforts by police team of three districts viz, East Siang, Siang and West Siang and also the support extended by WASE Mothers. This 10-12 hours long operation has given a big blow to the inter-district supply chain in Arunachal Pradesh. Further investigation to establish backward linkages is on, he stated.
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