Heroin, arms recovered; 2 held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 18 2021:
Imphal East SP N Herojit has said that CDO Imphal East teams on Monday seized arms and recovered heroin from different parts of the district.
Speaking to media persons at his office, N Herojit informed that the CDO/IE under the command of Kh Henery Singh, OC CDO/IE unit and guidance of additional SP (Ops) Roni Mayengbam conducted frisking and checking at Hatta Golapati near Public Hospital around 3.30 am on Monday and arrested two drug peddlers with 600 grams of heroin worth Rs 60 lakh in international market.
The two arrested peddlers have been identified as Ayajuddin Chesam (37) son of (late) Amu Chesam of Sora Mayai Leikai and Md Abdullah Khan (27) son of (late) Abdul Khan of Sekmaijin Thongkhong bazar.
An auto rickshaw (MN 02B 6083) and a mobile phone were also seized from their possession.
On the other hand, a combined team of CDO Imphal East and 16 AR conducted search operation in Andro Maringthel area on Monday morning and recovered a cache of arms from near a hilltop.
There had been reports of frequent shots being fired at night around Andro area, and the search operation was launched, the SP said.
The recovered arms included one AK rifle, magazine, one 9mm pistol, two wireless sets, 15 rounds of AK rifle, 219 mm live rounds, 18 detonators and 15 empty cases.