Nagaland duo arrested with drugs
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, March 24 2023:
A combined security team nabbed two people hailing from Nagaland and seized 20 soap cases containing brown sugar concealed inside the vehicle they were travelling in from Churachandpur towards Imphal.
According to a police source, a combined team of Thoubal CDO led by OC inspector K Nitaranjan Singh and a column of 16 AR conducted frisking and checking along NH-2 Leimaram Lamkhai under Nambol police jurisdiction upon receiving a reliable input that some contraband items are being transported from Churachandpur to Dimapur.
During the course of frisking at about 3.30pm on Friday, the combined security team detained two people coming in a Nissan Kicks (ML IOC 4537) from Churachandpur side towards Imphal.
On checking the SUV, the combined team found 20 soap cases hidden inside the spare wheel of the vehicle.
The soap cases were found to contain brown sugar weighing 263 gm including the weight of the plastic containers.
The two occupants namely David Basumatary (41) son of Sudhir Basumatary and Moa Longkumer (40) son of Chungshi, both from 4th Mile, Diphupar, Dimapur, Nagaland were arrested at about 5.30 pm and handed them over to NamboFPS along with the seized drug for further necessary action.