Police, club volunteers nab drug peddler
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 16 2021:
A team of Porompat police station led by its OC along women personnel and volunteers of Youth Development Athletic Development Association (YADA) arrested a drug peddler from Lilong Arapati Junction Inter village Road on Wednesday.
According to a Thoubal district police report, information regarding movement of some drug peddlers was received around 1:10 am Wednesday following which the team rushed to the said location.
Upon reaching the location, the team detected 2-3 individuals loitering in the area and seeing the police party, the individuals tried to escape.
However, the team teams with the assistance of YADA volunteers managed to overpower one individual who verified on the spot.
The person identified self as Buyamayum Shahabuddin (31) s/o Buyamayum Kayamuddin of Hiyangthang Pallak.
Upon conducting search of his body and belongings by observing all formalities, the police recovered a mobile phone and 45 soap cases from inside a black polythene bag suspect ed to contain heroin from his possession.
The weight of the plastic containers was 573.5 gram.
He also revealed that the drug was purchased from one Hanif alias Bubulu of Moreh.
He was arrested and the items were seized, the report said adding that a case has been registered at Lilong PS for further investigation.