Clandestine drug manufacturing laboratory: Thoubal police arrest fugitive couple
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 05 2020:
Thoubal police arrested the fugitive couple involved in running a clandestine brown sugar manufacturing laboratory at Thoubal Moijing Awang Leikai that was busted on October 29 last.
Md Kayamuddin @ Amuthi (34), S/o Md Hayadali of Phundrei Maning Leikai was arrested from his home yesterday while his spouse Athotpi (30) of Thoubal Moijing Awang Leikai was arrested today.
It may be mentioned that the district police, on October 29, busted the laboratory and seized a huge quantity of suspected brown sugar, along with many other items.
Producing the couple before the media persons at the office of SP Thoubal, today, SP Thoubal Dr S Ibomcha said that the district police have been hunting for the couple since the laboratory was busted months back.
The SP also stated that one relative of the couple Md Abash Khan @ Amuba (26), S/o Md Ayub Khan of Moijing Awang Leikai is already in police custody for assisting in running the laboratory.
Appealing all to stop unauthorised use of drugs which is detrimental to State's development, the SP continued that the district police, with the help of people, will continue to bust the 'network' which makes available drugs to the younger generation.
He also stated that Thoubal police are undergo-ing investigation to identify more people involved in running the brown sugar manufacturing laboratory.