Drugs seized, peddler held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 29 2018:
A joint team of Thoubal district police, NAB and CSOs apprehended a drug peddler along with a sizeable quantity of drugs and some cash during a search operation at Lilong Haoreibi Chandrakhong yesterday.
Briefing media persons at the office of Manipur Police PRO and NAB SP W Basu here today, Thoubal SP K Meghachandra said that acting on a specific tip off, a joint team of Thoubal police, NAB, volunteers of All Lilong Anti-Drug Association and Anti-Social Prevention Organisation carried out a search operation at Lilong Haoreibi Chandrakhong at around 3.30 pm yesterday.
One Serabanu alias Ibem (30) w/o Md Minhadur Rahman was apprehended in the course of the search operation.
Altogether 88.30 gm of heroin (No 4) of white colour, 13.30 gm of heroin (brown colour), 1275 numbers of WY tablets, 289 N-10 tablets and Rs 1,07,830 in cash were recovered from her possession.
Further investigation has been launched after a case was registered at Lilong police station, said Meghachandra and added that similar drives against drugs would continue.
NAB SP W Basu said that legal proceeding has been initiated against an ASI who ran away with 1.5 Kg of brown sugar.
ASI Basiruddin from Lilong Haoreibi Lou Manga and posted Noney police station was summoned repeat- edly but he never responded.
Police even went to his home but he was not found there.
Basiruddin took away 1.5 Kg of brown sugar from NAB Constable M Keshokumar on December 31 last year.
Keshokumar was arrested by a team of NAB from Taothong on January 4 this year along with 1.70 Kg of brown sugar.
It was Keshokumar himself who revealed that Basiruddin took 1.5 Kg of brown sugar from him.
Keshokumar and Basiruddin seized 3.20 (1.70+1.50) Kgs of brown sugar from an individual (carrier) from Imphal airport road on December 29.However, instead of handing over the seized drugs to the relevant authority, they kept it for themselves, Basu said.
Keshokumar has been suspended and he is currently lodged in judicial custody.
Likewise, ASI Basiruddin too has been suspected and legal proceeding has been initiated against him.
The consignment of brown sugar seized by Keshokumar and Basiruddin belonged to Md Afauddin alias Ahameddudin of Lilong Haoreibi Lou Manga.
Police went to Md Afauddin alias Ahameddudin's home several times but he could not be arrested so far.