Drug 'peddler' held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 28 2016:
A 50 year old woman drug 'peddler' was arrested by volunteers of Awang Chaokhong Development Club (ACDC) North AOC and IRB personnel posted at Kangla Northern gate from the footpath opposite Hotel Classic today at around 2 pm.
The woman identified herself as Laishram Geeta 50 w/o Late Ajit of Komlakhong Ireima Mapal.
She used to consume heroin (Number 4) for past twenty years and sell the same to customers at North AOC.
She further revealed that she bought heroin from one Md Ibungo of Mayang Imphal Komlakhong for Rs 2500 to sell to customers and for personal consumption.
Speaking to the media persons, ACDC president Ramthar Keishing said that they were given information about heroin being sold by the said woman on footpath opposite Hotel Classic by IRB personnel posted at the Northern gate of Kangla at around 2 pm.
Soon after, ACDC volunteers and IRB personnel rushed to the spot and pulled up the woman.
He also said that they found 46 pieces of heroin in small packets wrapped in paper from the possession of the woman.
He further said that she used to sell each packet of heroin for Rs 50 .
The anti-drugs volunteers later cut off the woman's hair as a warning and set ablaze the seized heroin.