Imphal East: Combined team arrest 5 individuals with heroin
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 27 2020:
A joint team of Imphal East commando, Narcotic Cell Imphal East arrested five persons along with a huge quantity of banned drug items from different locations, yesterday.
According to police, acting on specific information that some persons were transporting illegal banned drug items at Top Awang Leikai area, the combined team along with the members of YADA Khergao under the supervision of Additional SP Mayengbam Roni arrested two persons with 16 grams of heroin by observing necessary formalities.
On spot verification, the arrested persons were identified as Kayengpaibam Ivan (28), S/o Ibotombi of Top Awang Leikai and Lenin Keisham (27), S/o Bipin of Yaiskul Police Lane.
The arrested persons revealed that they are drug peddlers and used to buy heroin from a woman identified as Bashijan of Hatta Golapati and according to the disclosure two women identified as Khullakpam Bashijan (60), W/o (L) Abdul Manah of Hatta Golapati Maning Leikai and Rukeiya Sajabam @ Reena (30), W/o S Phiroj Khan of KR Lane Golapati Maning Leikai were arrested along with 8 grams and 27 grams of heroin and Rs 7,81,800 from their possession respectively.
Further from their disclosure another drug peddler Ngamlenmang Touthang (27), S/o Jangkhogam Thoutang of T Bongmol Village Tengnoupal currently staying at Chased Avenue Checkon was arrested along with 64 grams of heroin.
All the arrested persons along with seized drugs items were handed over to the Porompat Police Station.