Dharmanagar, Dec 24: In yet another successful drive against drugs, the Dharmanagar police on Tuesday noon detained 1 person with at least 18 packets of heroin weighing 200 grams from his possession.

The detained was identified by the police as Imam Uddin of Ward No. 6 of Rowa Gram Panchayat under Panisagar Police Station in North Tripura.

Officer-in-charge of Dharmanagar police station, Sitikanta Bardhan informed that based on secret information, police arrested a suspicious young man in a raid at Krishnapur area of Dharmanagar city on Tuesday noon after at least 18 packets of heroin were seized from his bag.

A specific case has been registered against the accused person under NDPS act. Police is presently interrogating the accused to unearth the source of the seized heroin and persons associated with it.