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The West Kameng police have seized around 610 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from the possession of one Sang Jamtso in the Khalaktang sub-division of West Kameng district.

Jamtso was intercepted by the police between the Balemu and Ankaling route of Khalaktang on May 30.

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This was informed by the Special SIT superintendent of police, Arunachal Pradesh, Navdeep Singh Brar on Monday.

โ€œDuring interrogation, Jamtso revealed that he had collected the cannabis from one Tsong Jaipu of Waizer village of Khalaktang and they were planning to sell the same in Assam,โ€ Brar said.

โ€œBoth Jamtso and Jipu have been arrested and investigation on to identify the other persons involved in the network,โ€ the SP said.

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The West Kameng police, led by its SP Raja Banthia have in the past two months arrested 9 peddlers from several places of the district.

The districtโ€™s police have also established an anti-narcotics squad to tackle the menace of drugs in the region.

Damien Lepcha is Northeast Now Correspondent in Arunachal Pradesh. He can be reached at: [email protected]