Drugs worth Rs 8 cr seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 30 2021:
A team of Anti-Smuggling unit of Customs Division Imphal, on Thursday, arrested a 31 year-old Md Tamijur Rahaman along with 8,550 grams of brown sugar worth Rs eight crore, seventy five lakh from Mantripukhri.
According to Customs Division Imphal, the team intercepted one Tata truck at Mantripukhri at around 5.15 pm driven by Md Tamijur Rahaman s/o Abdul Rahaman of Paobitek Mayai Leikai.
While checking the vehicle, the brown sugar was found wrapped in 11 packets with adhesive tape at the rear side of the driver's seat.
Saying that the driver was arrested on spot and the brown sugar weighing 8550 grams seized by observing necessary formalities, the source continued that Md Tamijur Rahaman was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal East along with a prayer for remanding him to the Judicial custody.
The Court on perusal of the case record remanded the accused to judicial custody till August 14 .