Drugs Worth Rs50 Lakhs Seized
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 23 2012:
A COMBINED team of 43 Assam Rifles, Special Intelligence Unit (SIU) and Imphal West Narcotic cell today seized contraband drugs worth around Rs 50 lakhs from a truck loaded with Cement bags along National Highway 2 (Imphal-Dimapur Road) .
The truck was coming from Guwahati to Imphal when the seizure was made.
The drug consignment included 13 cartoon boxes of Pseudo Ephedrine and Spasmo Proxyvon.
The combined team intercepted the truck (AS01DD/6622) at Kanglatongbi this morning at around 9:30 following specific information.
The combined team later brought the truck to Imphal where all the cement bags were unloaded.
The drugs were found hidden among the cement bags carefully packed in 13 different cartoon boxes.
It is said that the consignment had been sent by one Baba Agency from Guwahati to one Bipin of Imphal.
An amount of Rs 3000 had been charged as transportation fees per cartoon box.
The driver of the truck has been identified as Md Farooq, s/o Kalamuddin of Khabeisoi while the owner of the truck as Md Tayeb Ali, s/o Md Nawaab Ali of Dewlahland.