Assam Rifles seizes heroin
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 21 2015 :
A woman was apprehended by Assam Rifles for illegally possessing 36 gm of heroin at Khudengtabi check post along Imphal-Moreh National Highway-102 on June 19 .
An Assam Rifles release on Sunday identified the arrested as Vungkholching (33), wife of Khuplamkap from Paichamveng, Moreh Ward No-2 in Chandel district.
Based on specific intelligence regarding drugs peddling on NH 102, troops of the 24 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) conducted frisking and checking at Khudengthabi check post and nabbed the woman drug peddler, it said.
She was travelling in a silver coloured Maruti Van bearing registration number MN/ 01S/ 7764 which was heading towards Imphal.
Three packets of heroin weighing around 36 gm and other incriminating articles were recovered from her possession.
She revealed that she was carrying the contraband drugs from Moreh to Pallel to deliver it to an unknown individual at Pallel.
The apprehendee along with the recovered items was handed over to the Moreh Police Station, the release said.