Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 23:
A heroin abuser who stole things to pay for his daily doses of drug has escaped from the custody of AMADA.
The drug abuser identified as Haoching Mangboi alias Lelen Zou (25) of Churachandpur New Bazar also took with him some articles from the AMADA office.
Haoching Mangboi was handed over to AMADA after he was apprehended by volunteers of Nalamsang Club as he ran out after stealing money from a rented room at Tera Khuraijam Leirak yesterday at about 1 pm.
However, at about 3 am today, he escaped from the custody of AMADA jumping down from the first floor of its office.
He also took away a mobile phone handset, a shirt, a pant and a pair of slipper.
Even though AMADA activists managed to pull up fled away Haoching from North AOC, some personnel of 1st IRB took away the drug addict into their camp.
The articles taken away by Haoching were however, returned to AMADA activists.
They have warned Haoching Mangboi to surrender to AMADA by July 25.Meanwhile, a drug abuser who also used to sniff dendrite was handed over to AMADA after he was nabbed by shopkeepers of Paona Bazar.
Moreover, 43 pieces of SP capsules were recovered from the possession of the drug abuser identified as Kh Himat of Thoubal Loukham Leirak.
In this connection AMADA has warned one Rakesh Gupta of Old Lambulane who reportedly supplied the SP capsules to Himat.
Further, AMADA activist has also pulled up another suspected drug abuser along with 4 weighing weights having a total weight of 20 kgs.
The drug abuser is identified as Inush Khan of Sangaiyumpham.
Inush Khan stole the weights from a steel dealer located at Golapati and he was trying the weights at another steel dealer located at Keishampat today.
The seized weights may be claimed by the owner, said an AMADA activist.