Over 1.5 Kg of heroin seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 07 2023:
A total of 1.426 Kg of heroin (No 4) was seized by Kakching police during a random frisking and checking exercise at Serou Lamkhai yesterday.
In the course of checking vehicles at Serou Lamkhai, 10 soap cases containing 1.426 Kg of heroin were found concealed inside the side doors of a white Bolero.
As such, the driver and one occupant of the vehicle identified as Mangkhup Haokip (36) of Tuitung village, Chakpikarong, Chandel district and Lamkhoneng Haokip (29) w/o Mangkhup Haokip were arrested.
Later the couple was handed over to Sugnu police station along with the seized contraband item.
Meanwhile, a team of Sugnu police station recovered 139 grams of heroin from the possession of a woman yesterday.
A police team of Sugnu police station was on routine patrolling duty at Zou Veng village area at around 3 pm when two women ran away suspiciously on seeing them.
The two women ran into the house of one Nengsuan Zou (60) w/o late Pausuan Zou of Zou Veng village.
The police team rushed to the premises of the particular house and detained one woman while the other managed to run away but she dropped behind two bags.
The woman detained by the police not only identified herself as M Carolyn Chinkholhing Haokip (22) w/o Lalpi Zou (23) of T Zoumun village near Sugnu Pamang Leikai but also her companion as Nengsuan Zou (60) w/o late Pausuan Zou of Zou Veng, village.
On searching the two bags and frisking M Carolyn Chinkholhing Haokip, 19 tobacco cans containing 139 grams of heroin were detected.
Subsequently, M Carolyn Chinkholhing Haokip was arrested along with the heroin.
On the other hand, Imphal East district police arrested one Ziaul Haque (26) s/o Nasir along with 10 grams of heroin last night.
Ziaul Haque was arrested from his home located at Keirao Makting Menjor Ingkhol by a team of Irilbung police station.