About 1.5kg of suspected brown heroin worth Rs.1.5 crore in the national market was reportedly seized by Kohima police Phesama check gate, Kohima on Saturday.
According to Kohima police PRO, the seizure was made by police personnel while performing routine frisking duties from the possession of one Kailash Dangi (36), son of Mangilal of Khuri village under Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
PRO said the contraband was found neatly wrapped and packed in a brown envelope and concealed inside an airbag. The arrested person was travelling from Imphal to Dimapur in a commercial vehicle (Tata Winger). As per the statement of the accused, the consignment was supposed to be delivered to a client at Kanpur bus stand.
PRO said a criminal case was registered against the arrested person for conducting further investigation.