Over 3 Kgs of brown sugar seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal/Moreh, April 12 2023:
Senapati police arrested at least three persons from Assam and two VDF personnel along with 3.69 kg of brown sugar from Maram, yesterday.
3.69 kg of brown sugar would fetch around Rs 5.4 crore in the international market.
The arrested VDF personnel have been identified as Mohan Kumar Bista (30), s/o Mon Bahadur Bista of Lairouching, Senapati and H Solomon (32), s/o Hingba of Sangkhumai, Senapati while the other three are Lalpu Singsit (34), s/o Sothang Singsit of Karbi Anglong, Assam; Haogin Lhangum (30), s/o Johny Lhangum of Karbi Anglong, Assam and Robert Lenthang (24), s/o Jangkam Lenthang of Karbi Anglong, Assam.
As per sources, the drug smugglers were travelling in a Tata Safari bearing Assam registration number.
In another instance of Assam Rifles seizing drugs, at least one more person dropped behind 884 grams of WY tablets at Kwatha Junction and disappeared from the area last night at around 7.30.As per our Moreh correspondent, the value of the seized WY tablets would be around Rs 50 lakh.
It is reported that the drug peddler brought the WY tablets in a gunny bag and he fled from the area on seeing the Assam Rifles troops leaving the bag.
The seized tablets have been handed over to Moreh police station.