Contraband items seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 12 2015:
Based on specific intelligence input regarding ferrying of illegal contraband items on NH-102, troops of 20 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR under the aegis of Hqs IGAR (South) established a vehicle check post and apprehended an individual along with contraband items yesterday.
The apprehendee has been identified as M Sunil Singh (35), s/o M Kunjabihari Singh of Lamphel.
He was travelling in a Maruti van (WB 74 X 4545) and heading towards Moreh.
10,800 tins of Bengali Spit Tobacco worth Rs 70,200 and 5100 tins of Signal Tobacco 350 worth Rs 4,86,000 were seized from his possession.
The man along with seized items have been handed over to Food Safety Officer, Chandel, added the press release.