Three, including Govt employee held with drugs
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, March 06 2013:
In continued drive against drug smuggling, three persons, including a woman and a Government employee were arrested along with drugs by a combined team of police commandos and personnel of MR and IRB while conducting search operation at Sora, Moijing and Lilong in Thoubal district early this morning.
The joint operation launched by commandos of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal; personnel of 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th MR and 6th and 8th IRB, under the supervision of Thoubal SP, Dr Ak Jhaljit also rounded up a suspected vehicle thief.
The three drug smugglers have been identified as Md Ayub Khan (42) of Sora Maning Leikai; Md Tahir Ali (50) of Lilong Haoreibi Sambrukhong and Sitarjan Bibi (30) of Moijing.
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990 capsules of SP, 10 N-10 tablets, 10 disposable syringe, 2 gram of Heroin powder and a cash of Rs 12, 450 were recovered from Md Ayub Khan.
34800 strips of Pseudoephedrine tablet in six carton boxes were recovered from Md Tahir Ali, who has been later ascertained to be a clerk in the Directorate of Fisheries.
The drugs seized from Tahir Ali were valued at Rs 2.7 crore in the international market.
16 pieces of Pseudoephedrine were recovered from Sitarjan Bibi.
Md Tahir Ali and the drugs seized from his possession were produced before media persons this evening at Thoubal SP office premises in the presence of OC of Thoubal commandos M Sudhir; SDPO of Thoubal Lalboi Haokip; SI of Imphal West LB Singh and Additional SP of Thoubal Y Chandramani.
Meanwhile, a vehicle lifter identified as Md Sadam (20) s/o Md Thiyas Ali of Moijing Konjil Leikai was arrested along with two stolen bikes from his residence.