Thoubal police arrest three drug peddlers
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 05 2021:
A team of Thoubal district commando, women police and personnel of Lilong Police Station arrested three drug peddlers including a woman along with 22 soap cases containing heroin powder from Lilong Idigah road at around 4 pm yesterday.
The arrested persons have been identified as Md Mujibur (43), son of Amzad Ali of Lilong Atoukhong Maning Leikai; Deineihoi Haokip (25), wife of Hemminson Haokip of Moreh Ward No 2 and Minlan Tuboi (37), son of Jangpou Tuboi of Moreh Ward No 9 .
They were produced before the media persons today at Thoubal SP office complex along with the seized items.
The vehicle they were riding (Bolero) was also displayed.
Briefing media persons about the development at his office chamber, Thoubal SP Haobijam Jogeshchandra said that the drug peddlers were arrested acting on a reliable information regarding illegal transportation of banned drug items at Lilong Turel Ahanbi Ubakthong Makha area.
Under the command of Sachidananda Soibam, Additional SP (Operation) and his overall supervision, a team of Thoubal commando, women police and Lilong police led by Inspector N Tiken, OC Commando Thoubal rushed to the spot and conducted intensified frisking and checking at Lilong Idigah road, the SP said.
During the operation, one unknown person who was later identified as Md Mujibur, was seen coming towards Lilong dam on foot in a very suspicious manner.
He was thus detained by the police team and during a proper search, one black coloured polythene containing 22 (twenty two) soap caps containing 269.5 grams of heroin powder was recovered from his possession.
On further examination, Md Mujibur disclosed that the recovered heroin powder was given to him by two persons who came in one bolero vehicle just 10 minutes earlier.
Acting on it, the police team started chasing the vehicle immediately by contacting them through Md Mujibur's phone and the vehicle was located at Lilong Bazaar near an oil pump, he said.
The police team swiftly rushed to the spot and arrested Deineihoi Haokip and Minlan Tuboi and also seized the vehicle bearing Nagaland Registration number.
The arrested persons and the seized items have been handed over to Lilong police station for further necessary legal action, the SP added.