Three arrested with drugs
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 05 2023:
As part of War on Drugs 2.0, Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) police station arrested two people along with 3.033kg of brown sugar from near Grace Lodge, 3rd Avenue Road, Dewlahland on Wednesday.
The arrested people have been identified as Paogin-thang Touthang (42) s/o So-let Touthang of Touthang Veng, Saikul, Kangpokpi district and Khaijamang Touthang (33) s/o Ngamjapao Touthang of Yangoubung village, Moreh in Tengnoupal district, presently staying at Churachandpur, Tuibong near Oil Pump.
According to a release by Manipur Police PRO, a combined team of NAB PS and Imphal PS arrested two people, travelling in one Bolero (NL07H- 6161) and one Maruti Alto Car (AS05E 2829), with illegal drugs from near Grace Lodge, 3rd Avenue Road, Dewlahland on Wednesday.
The team seized a carry bag which contained six transparent polythene packets, suspected to be brown sugar and weighing 3.033 kg in total, including the weight of the polythene packets.
NAB PS has registered a case against the two people for further investigation.
Meanwhile, a team of Imphal East district police arrested a man with illegal drugs from Khergao Sabal Awang Leikai on Tuesday.
The arrested man has been identified as Md Murad Yumkhaibam (49) s/o (L) Md Rashid Ali of Khergao Sabal Awang Leikai.
The team seized 8 vials of heroin and one bottle of banned cough syrup from his possession.
The drugs weighed 35gm in total.
Rashid has been handed over to Porompat PS for further legal action, a police report conveyed.