Five held with drugs in separate incidents
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 17 2023:
In yet another instance of drug seizure which has become routine, district police arrested five persons along with 751 gram of heroin from Pallel and New Boljang, Churachandpur, today.
As per earlier estimation, 751 gram of heroin would cost around Rs 1.5 crore in the international market.
While Kakching police arrested one woman along with 278 gram of heroin in front of Pallel police station at around 11.30 am, a combined team of Bishnupur and Churachandpur police arrested another three women and one man from New Boljang in Churachandpur along with 473 gram of heroin at around 3.30 pm today.
Reportedly, the drug seized at Pallel was brought by Neipi Haokip (28), d/o Ngamhojang Haokip of Khotlenphai Village, Tengnoupal, currently staying at Molnoi Village in an unregistered e-rickshaw coming from Molnoi side.
She has been taken to Kakching police station along with the seized heroin.
Meanwhile, the four drug peddlers arrested from New Boljang have been identified as Vahneikim Baite (40), w/o Ngamkhomang Vaite of Tuibong Zion, Churachandpur, Shamal Das alias Benjamin (49), s/o Shoilendro Das of Garmura Village in Hailakandi, Assam, Thethem Haokip (32), w/ o Oinam Jimmy of D Phailien, Churachandpur and Nemneikim Kipgen (47), w/o Doulet Kipgen of New Boljang, Churachandpur.
From them 43 soap cases of heroin which weigh around 473 gram were seized.
All four of them have been handed over to Churachandpur police station.