Police get custody of drug peddler cops
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, January 17 2023:
Five Manipur police commando personnel, who were arrested along with a huge consignment of drugs, have been remanded in police custody till December 27 by the court of CJM, Thoubal to enable the police continue investigation into the case.
They were produced before the court on Tuesday with the prayer for further police custody to facilitate investigation of the drug trail, and the court granted the prayer.
The arrested CDO personnel are MPTC havildar Kh Achouba, 7 MR rifleman Th Subhash Chothe, Imphal West district police constable Y Dineshwar, 6 MR riflemen M Premchandra and N Dorendrajit, all of whom are attached to CDO Unit, Kakching.
On Monday, the five police commandos were arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband items including over 1 kg of heroin and WY tablets at Kuraop-okpi along national highway 102 (Imphal-Moreh road) .