Dimapur: One drug peddler was arrested by Dimapur police along with 13 kg of suspected contraband marijuana in Dimapur railway station on Wednesday.

โ€œRoutine frisking and Checking at Dimapur Railway station by #dimapurpolice lead to arrest of one drug peddler and recovery of 13 (thirteen) Kgs of suspected contraband Marijuana,โ€ Dimapur police tweeted.

Police identified the arrested person as Bijoy Debnath (38), son of Suradra Debnath, of Uttar Vidyanagar under Hojai district in Assam

A case has been registered under Government Railway Police Station, Dimapur.

In another incident on Tuesday, Dimapur police arrested one drug peddler and recovered 25,776 spasmo proxyvon (SP) capsules from him.

โ€œAnother successful operation by #dimapurpolice resulted in Recovery of 25,776 SP capsules and proceeds from drug smuggling,โ€ police said in its Tweeter handle.