Five arrested with drugs
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 11 2022:
As 'War On Drugs' mission launched by chief minister N Biren intensified, police teams have seized contraband drugs from different areas.
As per a police source, a team of Bishnupur district police commando nabbed two men from Kwakta Turel Mapal and recovered Heroin from their possession.
The nabbed men have been identified as Wahengbam Rajkumar Singh (25) son of late Sunil of Kwakeithel Thouda Babok Leikai and Khaimuanlal Singson (22) son of Gaikholeh Singson of Khuongjang village, Churachandpur.
Both of them were rounded up at about 7.10am Monday with 40 soap cases containing 488gm of Heroin and handed over to Moirang police station for necessary action.
On the other hand, a team of Mao police station led by OC inspector Worchipem Ngalung recovered 1kg of Heroin from a truck coming from Imphal on April 9.Driver of the truck namely Maibam Nasir Khan (30) son of Maibam Abdul Noor of Thoubal Moijing has been arrested and handed over to Mao PS for further necessary action.
In yet another drug seizure, a team of Imphal East district police comprising Narcotic Cell OC inspector Kh Devkumar under the aegis of additional SP (Ops) Kh Herojit recovered 126gm of Heroin from a man at Khuman Lampak bus terminus at about 6pm on Monday.
The nabbed man has been identified as Millinoum Vashim (22) son of Vashim Johnbose of Namlee village.
The nabbed man along with the recovered drug has been handed over to Imphal police station for necessary action.
Meanwhile, 14 teams of Imphal East district police led by additional SP Heroijit comprising Heingang police and district police commando conducted drive against drugs at Kairang Chingya from 5am on Monday.
During the drive, the police team arrested Md Imtiyaz Khan (43) son of late Md Atzal Khan of Kairang Chingya water supply and recovered 26gm of Heroin, Rs 12,700 in cash and 100 empty plastic vials.
As per disclosure of Imtiyaz Khan, he collected drugs from Md Abothe alias Abo of Lilong Mairen Khun and sold the same at increased rate to drug users.
He has been handed over to Heingang PS with the recovered drug, another police source informed.