Man held with contraband drugs
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, January 10 2022:
A team of Kakching district commando unit arrested a man with suspected drugs on Monday afternoon.
According to a police report, the team was conducting frisking and checking operation at Sugnu Khongnang Makhong around 2pm on Monday, when one Eeco Van (MN01G-2714), coming from Sugnu Khambath-el was signalled to halt but the driver, tried to escape by pressing the accelerator.
However, the team managed to stop the vehicle in time and detained the driver, identified as Thangminlal Baite (28) s/o Jangkhoiun Baite of Moreh Ward No 1 in Tengnoupal district.
On checking the inside of the vehicle, the team found 16 soap cases packed with suspected Heroin, weighing around 191 gm in total and 2 packets of suspected WY tablets, weighing 2.159 kg.
A mobile phone was also recovered from the driver's possession.
Both the arrested person and seized items have been handed over to Sugnu PS for further course of legal action, it conveyed.