Drugs seized from SoO cadres
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 02 2022:
A team of Kakching police arrested one cadre each of KNLF and KNO/ PAKAN which are under Suspension of Operation with the Government along with two soap cases containing heroin weighing 272 grams from near Pallel police station today.
The arrested persons have been identified as Paominlun (31), s/o Doukhothang of L Bolkot village Churachandpur and HL Seikhongam Mate (21) s/o HL Heikhokhai Mate of Tengnoupal Bazar.
As per sources, the Kakching police carried out a frisking and checking drive along the Imphal-Moreh on receiving information about the transportation of banned drugs items along the route.
During the drive, one car bearing Assam registration number from Moreh toward Pallel tried to escape the police but the police managed to detain it some distance away from the Pallel police station.
From the vehicle, 22 soap cases containing heroin weighing 272 grams were seized.
On preliminary interrogation, it was learnt that the driver and co-passenger of the car were members of KNLF and KNO/PAKAN respectively.
The arrested persons have been handed over to Kakching police along with the seized articles.