Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 11, 2010:
At least 21 youths abusing drugs like the SP capsule and No.4 Heroin rounded up during a drive conducted by a combined team of IRB and Village Defense Force (VDF) at Kwakta Bazar area under Moirang Police Station of Bishnupur district in the last six days.
The combined team led by assistant commandant S Indrajit of 2nd IRB posting there conducted the drive starting from March 5 till today.
the 21 youths were picked from the villages at Kwakta and Ngangkha Lawai areas, a report said.
During the drive, eight strips of SP capsule, 15 strips of RP tablet (150 pieces), three packets of syringes (each containing 10 syringe) and 500 gram of No.4 (Heroin).
Out of the 21 rounded up, 19 were said to be drug abusers while the rest two were drug peddlers.
Further, out of the 19 drug abusers, 18 were residents of Churachandpur district.
They were picked from Kwakta area while the rest one is from Ngangkha Lawai.
The two No-4 peddlers were from Kwakta area.
They were identified as Md Babu (35) and Md Shah, elder brother of the former from Kwakta village.
They have been released with warnings not to do in future.