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Drugs worth over Rs 3 crore seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 07 2018:
Imphal West district police seized a huge quantity of World is Yours (WY) tablets and heroin powder, worth a total of more than Rs 3 crore in the international market, yesterday morning from Naoremthong NG College road.
Speaking to media persons at the spot, Imphal West Additional SP (Law and Order) , Laishram Priyadarshini stated that acting on specific information about transportation of illegal drug items along the said route, a team of Lamphel police rushed to the spot and conducted a frisking and checking operation.
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During the operation, the police detained a suspicious Tata truck (AS-01CC-2349) loaded with sand.
On checking the truck, the police found four boxes firmly packed in black polythene, buried deep inside the sand.
On opening the boxes, the police team found a total of 72,000 WY tablets and 286 grams of heroin powder, firmly packed inside 22 soap cases.
During preliminary interrogation, the driver of the truck was identified as Nongmaithem Ranjit (56) s/o N Dolanjao of Heikrujam Nongmaithem Leikai, she added .
He revealed that the seized drug items were handed over to him by an individual, only identified as Zang from Moreh, some days back.
The driver also disclosed that the said individual gave him Rs 20,000 as carrier charge and added that the seized drug items, worth more than Rs 3 crore in the international market, were meant to be delivered to an unknown individual after establishing contact through phone.
The Additional SP added that the arrested individual, along with the seized items, will be handed over to Imphal police station.
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