Man held with cough syrup
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 08 2022:
A combined team of Imphal West Narcotics Cell and SDO, Imphal West volunteers apprehended a man with around 49 boxes of cough syrup from Tera Khuraijam area around 8.30 am on Tuesday.
Parading the arrested man along with the seized items before media persons, Imphal East SP Kshetrimayum Shivakanta informed that on receiving inputs of possible transport of illegal substances, the joint team conducted search operation and arrested Longjam Premjit alias Goroba (36) s/o Herojit with 49 carton boxes of cough syrup bottles.
On further questioning, Premjit revealed that the cough syrup bottles belonged to one Ratan (36) s/o (L) of Jugin of Kwakeithel Moirangpurel, who was also arrested around 10.15 am.
The 49 carton boxes contain 5880 bottles of cough syrup.
Ratan also stated that the items were to be taken to Lilong, Shivakanta conveyed and urged for public support in ending the drug menace in the state.