A3 seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1.20 cr
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 26 2021:
Tengnoupal Battalion Assam Rifles of IGAR (S) foiled cross-border narcotics trafficking near Tengnoupal on Friday by seizing drugs worth Rs 1.20 crore.
According to a release of PRO IGAR (S), troops of Assam Rifles during routine checking at vehicle check post, Tengnoupal, noticed suspicious items hidden in a van.
On thorough checking of the vehicle, suspected brown sugar in 44 soap boxes were recovered from the chassis of the vehicle.
The narcotics recovered weighed approximately 609 grams and was assessed to be worth Rs 1.20 crore.
The seized narcotics along with the drug trafficker were handed over to Tengnoupal Police for further investigation, it added.