A known drug dealer was arrested by anti-narcotics police in Nongstoin wherein 16 grammes of heroin and cash of Rs 89,000 was found in his possession.
Police informed that Kevin Mawlot (24), from Pyndengrei, Dommawlein, was arrested in the operation. Several strips of Nitrazepam, a hypnotic drug of the benzodiazepine class, were also seized from Mawlot.
Necessary action under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985 is being undertaken against the suspect, police said.