Heroin lab busted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 13 2016:
A combined team of Border
Security Force and Narcotic
Control Bureau busted an
illegal narcotic laboratory and
confiscated contraband drugs
and morphine worth around Rs
1,30,50,000.
According to a reliable
source, acting on a specific
information received from a
team of Sector Hqs BSF
(Counter Insurgency Opera-
tion), Manipur about the pre-
sence of a heroin processing
laboratory at Saikul, a joint
team of BSF and NCB Sub-
Zonal Imphal conducted a
joint operation today morn-
ing.
During the operation, the
combined team raided the
house of Hemthong Touthang
(45) s/o (L) Houkholen Tou-
thang of Saikul bazar and
busted the laboratory.
The combined team recov-
ered contraband drugs and
morphine worth around Rs
1,30,50,00 and arrested Hem-
thong Touthang, owner of the
laboratory from the spot.
The arrested individual has
been taken to the custody of
Narcotic Control Bureau.