Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 04 2009:
Troops of 24 Assam Rifles, deployed at Bongyang check post seized 9990 Actified tablets from a civil bus (MN01/1394) and 2.3 kgs of Pangolin shells from a Tata Sumo yesterday, said a PRO IGAR (S) release.
Two persons arrested in connection with the seizure of the banned items have been identified as Md Imran Khan (28) s/o Md Saheru-ddin of Kairang Awang Leikai and Mrs Hichang (42) w/o Suanlal of Paicham Veng in Moreh Ward No 3 .
Saheruddin and Hicham along with the recovered items have been handed over to Tengnoupal police station and Forest Office, pallel respectively, the PRO added.
Meanwhile, referring to a news item published on July 3, the PRO clarified that troops of 42 Assam Rifles seized banned wild life products and not 43 AR personnel.