Assam Rifles seizes Contraband worth Rs 1.75 Crore
Source: IT News
Imphal, February 23 2019:
In continuation to its remarkable run of seizures and apprehensions, Tengnoupal Battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) once again apprehended one drug smuggler carrying Brown Sugar and Heroin worth approximately Rs 1.75 crores from Khudengthabi check post.
based on specific input received from reliable source, a team of troops of Khudengthabi Post stopped a Red Colour i20 car bearing registration No MN 06LA 7405 travelling from Moreh to Imphal for checking.
While carrying out a thorough checking of vehicle, 50 packets of brown sugar and seven packets of heroin were found hidden inside the hollow channels running on both sides of chassis of vehicle.
The apprehendee identified himself as Md Ziaur Rahman, aged 25 years, S/o Mr Basirur Rahaman of Uchiwa Awang Leikai, Thoubal District.
The individual along with the contraband was handover to Narcotics and Affairs of Border, Imphal.
26 Sector Assam Rifles has once again proved its resolute will and determination to eradicate the smuggling of drugs and contraband items in its area of responsibility and specially on NH-102 .
In a short span of one and half months in 2019, 26 Sector Assam Rifles has recovered contraband items worth a staggering amount of approximately Rs.42 crores.