Can beer disposed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 23 2013 :
Altogether 29 cases of can beer brought in a wheat laden truck were crushed and disposed off by local people of Thangmeiband Yumnam Leikai today.
According to information culled from the spot, the truck (AS-11AC/4566) was bringing wheat from Dimapur but one of its wheel accidentally skidded into a road side drain at Thangmeiband Yumnam Leikai along the street leading to Sinam Leikai at around 11 am today.
But when some people went to inspect the truck, cases of can beer were found concealed among the wheat bags.
Moreover the truck driver was found inebriated condition.
It was later learnt that the truck's left wheel fell into the drain as the driver was hurrying away on seeing some people following his truck.
Although police arrived at the scene, local people gathered suggested to crush and dispose the beer cans instead of handing them over to police.
Later, Excise officials too came at the spot and the beer cans were crushed and exposed using an excavator near Thangmeiband Lilasing Khongnangkhong.
Excise officials have impounded the truck to check if any other intoxicating substances are present inside the truck.