Brown sugar seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, March 03 2023:
Thoubal commandos arrested one woman along with 40 soap cases of brown sugar from Wahengbam Leikai Jiribam Parking today at around 6.30 am.
The arrested woman has been identified as Heshi (33) w/o Dinglen Doungel of Tamenglong, (Tousem) .
Saying that the woman was detained near Jiribam Parking on seeing her suspicious movement, the sources said that she (Heshi) didn't cooperate with the police initially as she claimed that she was only carrying edibles and clothes.
However, on opening her bag, 40 soap cases of brown sugar weighing around 551 grams were found inside, continued the sources.
551 grams of brown sugar costs around Rs 82 lakh in the international market as per earlier estimation of the police.
The drug peddler has been handed over to Imphal police station along with the seized brown sugar.
A case has been registered.