Heroin seized
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2014:
Based on specific intelligence inputs regarding drug peddling on NH-2, troops of the 24 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector AR under the aegis of Hqs IGAR (South) established a vehicle check post at Tengnoupal and apprehended a woman along with contraband drugs yesterday.
The suspicious vehicle, a blue coloured Maruti van (MN01W 1688), travelling from Moreh to Imphal was stopped for checking, resulting in the arrest of the woman, said a press release issued by PRO Hqs IGAR (S) .
The woman has been identified as Thaballei (47) w/o Ibotomba of Tera Khongshangbi village in Bishnupur district.
Approximately 10 gms of heroin, one election card and a mobile phone were recovered from her possession.
The apprehendee along with the recovered items were handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau, Imphal, added the press release.