WY tablets worth over Rs 1 Crore seized
Police smells inter-state drug racket
Source: IT News
Imphal, February 22 2021:
A team of state police seized huge quantity of WY tablets (Psychotropic drugs) worth over Rs 1 crore in international market from two trucks proceeding towards Dimpur from kanglatombi area last evening.
Three persons who were carrying the drugs have also been arrested by the police team of Imphal West which conducted the raid.
"The huge quantity of drugs were seized while a team of Imphal west police commando team checked the two trucks in between Kanglatombi and Shantipur area in Kangpokpi", SP Imphal West K Meghachandra said while briefing media persons.
He said those drug paddlers have been identified as MD Khan (24), MD Yunus (19) and Md Mustakim (28) .
All the three are from keibul Makha Leikai.
The SP further said that the three revealed that those drugs were handed over to them by one MD Itomba for transportation to Guwahati to the same person.
The SP also stated that following the arrest the state police now is tracking the interstate drug racket that has been going on and many evidences in the connection have been found.
He however refused to reveal the development as it would sabotage the investigation that has been going on.
" We are processing for a joint operation with neighbouring states to nab those drug smugglers", Meghachandra said.