3 women, 1 teen held with heroin worth Rs 1.34 Cr
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, June 18 2022:
Seizure of drug continued unabated in Manipur as a team of Kakching commando seized 610 gram of heroin worth around Rs 1.34 crore in international market from Pallel at around 11.10 am today.
The heroin was seized by a team of Kakching commando led by Inspector Md Abash Khan (Officer in Charge Kakching CDO) under the overall supervision of Kakching SP from Pallel Check-Post at Leimanai Chingjin.
It is reported that the commando team signalled one car (Wagon-R) bearing Manipur registration number and coming from Pallel to stop but they (the occupants in the car) tried to speed away.
The commando team detained the car near the check-post and identified the occupants as Lamvah Haokip (38), w/o Onthong Haokip of SP Saichang, Molnoi Tengnoupal; Letkhogin Haokip (18) s/o Onthong Haokip of SP Saichang, Molnoi Tengnoupal; Ch Nemneikim Mate (43), w/o Ch Chunglet Mate of Khonomphai Village, Tengnoupal and Nengneichong Haokip (37) w/o Paongam Haokip of Zalenphai Part-I, Moreh Ward no 1 Tengnoupal.
Reportedly, the commando found 50 soap cases containing suspected heroin inside the car and as such all the occupants including the driver were arrested by observing formalities.
The arrested persons along with the seized items have been handed over to Kakching police station.
The seized drug is estimated to be worth around Rs 13.42 lakh in the local market and 1.34 crore in the international market.
In seperate instances, a team of Bishnupur commando arrested one lady along with 3 soap cases containing 36 grams of heroin from Pholjang Ward No 8 in Bishnupur today while Tengnoupal Battalion under the aegis of IGAR (S) foiled cross border narcotics smuggling in Khudengthabi on June 17 .
Acting on specific information about the presence of drug peddlers in and around Pholjang Ward No 8 area, a team of Bishnupur commando under the joint command of M Roni, Additional SP, Operation and T Satyam, Additional SP, Law and Order and under the overall supervision of IPS N Herojit, SP Bishnupur rushed to the spot and conducted intensified frisking and checking.
During the operation, one lady identified as Nengkhohoi (62) w/o Seithang Haokip of Songdo village, Henglep subdivision, Churachandpur district was arrested along with three soap cases suspected to contain heroin no 4.The seized contraband weighed 36 grams (excluding the weight of the soap case) and was recovered from her bag after observing necessary formalities in the presence of SDPO Moirang.
The arrested person along with the seized item were handed over to Moirang Police Station for further necessary legal action under ND&PS Act.
Separately, while carrying out routine checking at check post Khudengthabi, troops of Assam Rifles intercepted a vehicle.
On thorough checking of the vehicle, five packages containing 5.85 kgs of WIY tablets were found concealed inside the vehicle, a statement from IGAR (S) has informed.
The seized narcotics were assessed to be worth Rs 5.25 crore.
The seized items were handed over to Moreh Police Station for further investigation.