AR seizes drugs worth Rs 2 Crores
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 07 2012:
Troops of 9 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector seized a large consignment of Pseudoephedrine Hydrochlo-ridebased medicines (174 kgs) being smuggled into Myanmar via Moreh and apprehended two drug peddlers at about 11.30 am on June 6, , informed a PRO IGAR (S) release.
The apprehendees have been identified as Samuel (36) s/o Thanghulh and Thangkhosei (43) s/o (L) Thongkhojam, both from Dalpati, Moreh Ward No.2 .
In another incident at about 12.30 pm of June 6, troops of 24 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector seized 300 kgs of contraband Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride medicines, being illegally ferried from Imphal towards Moreh and beyond, at Lokchao.
Total worth of seized banned/illegal tablets is estimated to be over Rs 2 crores.
The PRO release identified two persons, from whom the drug consignment was seized as S Lhunkhohou Haokip (22) s/o S Tongkhothang Haokip of Tengnoupal and S Tilkhothang Mate (18) s/o S Tongkhosei Mate of Tengnoupal.
The apprehendees alongwith the contraband drugs were handed over to office of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Imphal (Manipur) by Assam Rifles, it added.