Liquor seized in Kangpokpi
Source: The Sangai Express
Kanggui, June 29 2013 :
In yet another drive against liqour, Kangpokpi police today seized 268 litres of DIC liqour in three separate incidents.
A team of Kangpokpi police led by Insp LVaiphei, OC of Kangpokpi PS frisked vehicles passing along NH-2 this morning at Koubru Laikha.
While frisking one Maruti 800 (MN05-A/4183) they came across DIC liqour inside the vehicle and seized the same along with the owner namely Naorem Shanti Devi(45) w/o late N Lukhoi of Awang Sekmai, according to police source.
The source further added Naorem Shanti Devi has been apprehended with 250 litres of DIC liqour at around 5:45am.In another incident at Keithelmanbi at around 6:30 am, the same police personnel seized another 118 litres of DIC liqour while checking a passenger bus operating between Imphal and Mao.
The liquor was seized from the possession of one Ngambam Premlata Devi (38) w/o Amarjit Singh of Awang Sekmai.
Police source further said that, in all 286 litres of DIC liqour were seized this morning and later destroyed in the presence of the owners and the general public.
Interestingly, in another incident Kanggui Women Welfare Organization seized another 100 litres of DIC liqour at IT Road Kangpokpi this morning at around 7:40am from the possession of one Tombi and Chaobi from Awang Sekmai and later destroyed the same in the presence of the owners and the local media person at their office.