Heroin seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 13 2022:
Altogether 2.654 Kgs of heroin (No 4) were seized by security forces in three separate incidents and four individuals were arrested.
A combined team of Bishnupur commandos and troops of 16 Assam Rifles arrested one drug dealer along with 1.048 Kg of heroin at Malom Boroi Makhong along Tiddim Road on October 10 .
Acting on a specific tip off, the combined team carried out frisking and checking exercise along Ti-ddim Road at Malom Boroi Makhong.
In the course of the exercise, one car coming toward Nambol from Imphal was detained and the driver was identified as one Haobam Arun Singh (28) s/o H Neta Singh of Langathel Mayai Leikai.
On checking the car, two polythene packets containing heroin were found concealed near the gear lever.
On preliminary verification, Haobam Arun disclosed that he was a drug peddler and he brought the drug items from Machi village to sell them to prospective buyers in and around Churachandpur area.
Subsequently, Haobam Arun was arrested and handed over to Nambol police station along with the seized items.
In another incident, Kakching commandos seized 1 Kg of heroin while checking a car (Eco Sport) at Pallel police check-post on October 12 .
The car was heading toward Imphal from Moreh.
Even as the car tried to evade the police check-post, the commandos somehow detained the car and its occupants were verified.
The driver was identified as Boigin Guite (18) s/o Shokhotinthang Guite of Lonpi village, staying at K Nivangphai village, Churachandpur at present while the other occupant was identified as T Lulun Simte (28) s/o T Athang Simte of Loktak Project, staying at K Nivangphai village, Churachandpur at present.
On searching their car, 75 soap cases containing heroin were detected.
They were later handed over to Kakching police station along with the seized drug item.
Further 606 gms of heroin were seized in the course of a search operation carried out by Kakching commandos in Pallel area on October 9 .
At first, the commando team arrested one Akhup Lamkang (60) s/o Late Wangtoi Lamkang of Sibong Khudengthabi, staying at Thamlapokpi at present and seized two soap cases containing heroin from his possession.
On interrogation, Akhup Lamkang disclosed that he concealed 46 soap cases in his residence at Thamlapokpi.
Immediately, Kakching commandos rushed to Thamlapokpi and raided the house of Akhup Lamkang and seized the remaining 46 soap cases containing heroin.
He was later handed over to Kakching police station together with the seized item.