Imphal West commando seize drugs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 09 2020:
A team of Imphal West commando arrested a 36 years old drug smuggler along with a huge quantity of banned drug items from Kanglatongbi bridge along the Imphal Dimapur road yesterday evening.
According to police, acting on the reliable information about the illegal transportation of banned drug items along Imphal Dimapur road, a team of Imphal West commandos under the supervision of L Amarjeet Additional SP led by Inspector P Achouba OC Imphal West commando conducted frisking and checking at Kanglatongbi bridge.
During that one individual who was found moving in a suspicious manner carrying an airbag was detained by the commando team for verification.
On spot verification, the detained person was identified as Thanglun Khongsai @ Aboy (36) S/o Samo Khonsai of Khajang village, Kangpokpi district and on checking his airbag 63 soap caps containing brown sugar were found.
Thanglun Khongsai was arrested on the spot by observing necessary formalities.
The arrested person also revealed that he had earlier transported brown sugar twice to Guwahati for one drug smuggler namely Rohan from Guwahati.
Thanglun Khongsai had also transported 63 and 65 soap caps containing brown sugar in August and September respectively, said sources Thanglun Khongsai also revealed that he received the seized brown sugar from two persons at Churachandpur on Rohan instruction.
The arrested persons along with seized drug items were handed over to Sekmai Police Station.
Thanglun Khongsai was today produced before the Court of JMFC Imphal West II and remanded into 5 days police custody.