Heroin seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, May 07 2017:
Imphal West District police along with Imphal West Narcotics Cell arrested one Naorem Amitkanta (38) of Kakching Wairi, Senapati Leikai along with 376 gms of Heroin from Kakching Bazar today.
He was nabbed from Irabot park, Kakching at around 4 pm by a team of Imphal West District police led by Additional SP Priyadarshni Laishram and Imphal West Narcotics Cell Inspector K Ranjit with the help of Kakching police.
Speaking to media persons, Priyadarshni said, "Acting on a source provided by Imphal West Narcotics Cell that there was an activity of drug smuggling in Kakching bazar, the team headed to the area and conducted frisking." She further stated that the Narcotics cell personnel who dressed in civil dress conducted frisking at Irabot park where the drugs were seized from Amitkanta.
Amitkanta revealed during an investigation that he is a normal person and the drug was delivered to him yesterday evening by a woman from Tengoupal on request by his friend from Chandel district.
He was handed to Kakching police for further investigation.