Tobacco products worth around Rs 1.5 crore seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 23 2017:
A team of Imphal West district police, under the command of Imphal West Additional SP (Law and Order) Priyadarshini Laishram and led by Imphal West SDPO, A Ghanashyam Sharma, seized a truck load of tobacco products , worth around Rs 1.5 crore, which were being unloaded at a godown in Mongsangei Mayai Leikai, under Singjamei police station at around 7.10 pm today .
The driver of the truck bearing registration number, MN04-A-4602, has been identified as one Md Nazir (22) s/o Md Salawan of Lilong Usoipokpi .
He revealed that the tobacco products belong to one Krishna of Bihar, at present staying at Telapati .
He further revealed that the seized tobacco products were loaded from Dimapur in the name of Krishna Trading and Transport Agency, through Imphal-Dimapur road and the agency’s HQ is located in Thangal Bazar .
The seized tobacco products have been brought up and handed over to Singjamei police station .
The seized products will be handed over to the Food Safety, Imphal West for taking necessary legal action .
It is highly suspected that high ranking officials may be involved as the seized items came after passing through many checkposts along Imphal Dimapur road.