DIMAPUR: Police in Kohima district of Nagaland arrested one person with 600 gms heroin at the inter-state check gate at Khuzama on Sunday (November 19).

This was informed by Kohima district executive force PRO on Monday (November 20).

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Personnel of Khuzama police in Nagaland, during routine checking of vehicles, at the inter-state check gate detected and recovered the suspected heroin weighing approximately 600 gm which was concealed in 50 soap cases in a car.

The Hyundai i20 vehicle was coming from Manipur.

One person Md Wahidur (30) has been arrested in this connection.

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In another incident on November 18, the Kohima police in Nagaland arrested an active member of NPGN/NNC (Non-Accord), identified as S Timothy Swu (28), along with his accomplice Nokget Konyak (25), for demanding money from business establishments in Kohima town in Nagaland.

Acting on a tipoff regarding extortionists demanding money from business establishments in the town, personnel of North police station and the district anti-extortion team, led by SDPO (North) Kohima, conducted an operation and arrested the duo.