NAB arrests two with 6 kg brown sugar
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 05 2021:
A team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB), Manipur arrested two individuals including an inter-state drug trafficker along with 6-kg of brown sugar.
According to police report, the NAB team was on a visit to the foothill Areas of Imphal-Ukhrul road on Wednesday to check illegal poppy plantation, when they intercepted an Alto Car (WB02Q-7488) coming from Gwaltabi foothill side and heading towards Imphal around 4.30 pm.
Upon checking, they found 10 bags of brown sugar which weighed 5-kg.The individual, who was driving the car, has been identified as Vareihao Tinphei (62) son of late Zurrei Tinphei of Shangshak Phunghon village in Ukhrul district.
He was arrested from the spot, and the brown sugar and the car were seized.
During interrogation, Vareihao Tinphei disclosed that three persons handed over the brown sugar to him at the Manipur-Nagaland border and he brought it from there.
He was on his way to Imphal when intercepted by the NAB team.
On the other hand, another NAB team arrested one Anil Kumar Gupta (49) son of Ram Gopal Gupta, a resident of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, from Mantripukhri area along with 1 kg of brown sugar on Thursday around 12.30 pm.
As per his disclosure, Anil Kumar Gupta is a member of an inter-state drug trafficking gang and their gang leader is in Uttar Pradesh, the police report added.