4 arrested with heroin powder
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, May 31 2022:
Kakching District Police Commando arrested 4 persons along with 265 grams of heroin number 4 powderd in two separate incidents today.
According to reliable information, a team of Kakching District Police Commando under the command of Inspector Md Abash Khan OC Kakching commando conducted random frisking and checking at Pallel Police Station.
Consequently, a suspicious Maruti Swift was stopped at Pallel Laimanai Chinjin Commando checkpoint and the driver and occupant of the said vehicle were detained.
They were interrogated at the spot and identified as Daniel Thanggin Haokip (27) s/o Lamthang Haokip of Zion Veng, Tuibuong, Churachanpur and Lunminthang Guite (24) s/o (L) Ngamjapao Guite of Khamenlok Village, Khamenlok Senapati.
The vehicle was examined thoroughly and 19 (nineteen) nos of soap cases containing heroin no 4 powder were found concealed inside the panels on both sides of the running board of the vehicle.
On weighing, the seized item was found to be approximately 235 grams (in total) excluding the weight of the soap cases.
Subsequently, they were arrested from the spot by observing necessary formalities.
In another incident, Kakching District Commando Unit led by Subedar Ksh Prakash Singh and one lady commando personnel arrested two women drug peddlers, namely, Khular Peileng Lamkang w/o (L) J Renghon of Lamkang Center and J Sofia Lamkank c/o Wahrething of Lamkang Khunou from a rented room at Pallel Bazar and recovered 30 gms (in total) of heroin no 4 powder.
Further, the arrested persons along with the seized articles were handed over to Kakching Police Station for further necessary action.