Drugs seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2019:
A team of Sekmai PS arrested a youth along with drugs worth around Rs 60 lakh from Sekmai today.
According to a police source, the arrested youth has been identified as one Md Rizwan alias Riwan Khan (19) s/o Abdul Samad of Lilong Turel Ahanbi, Thoubal and the police team seized 22 soap caps (weighing a total of 309.50 gms) containing a powder suspected to be heroin and 4680 WY tablets from his possession.
The source explained that a Tata Winger van bound for Dimapur from Imphal was stopped for checking in front of Sekmai PS by the police team at around 10 am today.
During the check, the police spotted a suspicious airbag and upon a thorough search, the police found the drugs wrapped and concealed in a jacket, the source mentioned adding that Md Rizwan was arrested after its owner was identified.
The source continued that if the powder turns out to be heroin, its value will come at around Rs 61.90 lakh in the international market while the total worth of the WY tablets will come at Rs 2.34 lakh (thus bringing the total haul to Rs 63.24 lakh) .