Drug seizures go on unabated
Source: The Sangai Express
Moreh/Tbl, August 29 2022:
A large quantity of drugs including WY tablets worth over Rs 1 crore, 5 kgs of ice drugs and 380 grams of suspected heroin/brown sugar were seized from different parts of the State in the last 24 hours.
A team of security forces seized 20,000 pieces of WY tablets worth around Rs 1.3 crore from Ngamkhai Veng, Moreh Ward No 8, today.
The WY tablets were seized by a team of 2nd Battalion Manipur Rifles, Kakching commando, 5 Assam Rifles and Moreh commando during a search operation carried out at multiple locations of the border town, today.
Reportedly, the WY tablets were seized while sear- ching a particular house at Ngamkhai Veng.
The details of the owner of the house have not been established yet and the person is still at large.
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The team also seized 210 pieces of Myanmar currency notes amounting to 10,50,000 kyats and Rs 77,500 (Indian currency) from the house.
The seized items have been handed over to Moreh police station.
In another instance, a team of 2nd Battalion Mani- pur Rifles seized five packets of crystal methamphe- tamine (ice drug) weighing about 5 kgs from Sanju Bakery at Yaiskul Janmasthan.
The team was accompanied by volunteers of the Youth Athletic Development Association (YADA) .
As per sources, the ice drug was delivered to Bish-nu Banik (32), s/o Deepak Banik of Muslim Nagar, Moreh Ward no 5 by one Karim from Imphal East.
The seized drug was supposed to be transported outside the State.
Bishnu Banik has been handed over to Imphal police station.
Meanwhile, a combined team of Thoubal commando and 16 Assam Rifles arrested an 18-year-old 'drug dealer' from Lilong Bazar, yesterday.
The 'drug dealer' has been identified as Md Wahidur Rahaman (18), s/o, Md Kabir of Moreh Ward no 5 .
On follow up action, the combined team arrested one Md Syed Adeep Hus-sain (26), s/o Md Syed Jalaluddin of Lilong Turel Ahanbi Mathak along with 380 grams of suspected heroin/brown sugar from Lilong Aliya Lamkhai.
The arrested persons have been handed over to Lilong PS along with the drug.