CCpur police, AR apprehend two women with brown sugar
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 10 2023:
A team of Churachandpur district police arrested a woman identified as Vahhoihlhing Baite (41), wife of Paokholal Baite of T Lailoiphai village, Sangaikot, Churachandpur with 5.115 kg of brown sugar on Friday.
According to a police report, a joint team of Churachandpur police station, VDF and Women Police Station, Churachandpur led by Churachandpur police station OC SI Zairemthang along with ASI T Thangsuanlian conducted a surveillance operation along the Sugnu-Churachandpur road from 9:30 am on Friday after getting information that huge quantity of contraband drugs is being transported along the said road in a vehicle.
During the operation, one dark grey coloured KIA Seitos (AS27D3880) was signalled to stop at Rengkai road but the vehicle pressed the accelerator only to be intercepted at Bijang Vengpi area.
On initial search, four black bags suspected to contain brown sugar were found inside the vehicle.
The police team then made a requisition to the district magistrate Churachandpur to depute one executive magistrate (EM) for conducting proper search of the vehicle.
Accordingly, EM Zosanglur Joute arrived at the spot.
The four bags were then opened in the presence of the EM and witnesses from the locality and were found to contain 440 soap cases of suspected brown sugar.
On weighing, the suspected brown sugar was found to weigh 5.115 kg.
The suspected brown sugar, two mobile phones and the KIA Seltos car were seized and the individual later identified as Vahhoihlhing Baite was arrested at 11:40 am.
A case has been registered at Churachandpur police station under ND&PS Act for further investigation.
Meanwhile, Tengnoupal Battalion of IGAR (South) recovered 813 gram brown sugar worth Rs 4.62 crore from a woman peddler at Khudengthabi in Tengnoupal district on Thursday.
In a release, PRO IGAR (S) informed that during routine checking at Khudengthabi Permanent Vehicle Check Post, troops of Tengnoupal Battalion recovered 22 packets of brown sugar weighing 813 gm that was being smuggled by a female commuter concealed inside popcorn packets.
The seized narcotics along with the drug peddler have been handed over to Moreh police for further investigation.