1.5 kgs of red spinel and 120 pieces of blue sapphire siezed
Source: PRO Cell IGAR(s) *
Khudengthabi, February 22 2018:
12 Assam Rifles orbated under of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) apprehended two peddlers carrying aaproximately 1.5 kgs of Red Spinel and 120 pieces (approximately 100 gms) of Blue Sapphire at PVCP, Khudengthabi on 21 February 2018 .
On 21 February 2018, at around 1000 hours, a suspicious Blue Colour Maruti Van MN04A 9154 travelling from Moreh to Imphal was stopped for checking at PVCP, Khudengthabi.
On checking the vehicle, Red Spinel and Blue Sapphire were recovered from two peddlers, tied up around their waist in a cloth.
Names of the individuals are (a) Mr Mohon Bhandari, age 30 years, s/o Mr Bishnu Bhandari Rao, r/o Moreh Ward No 6, PO-Moreh and District-Tengnoupal, Manipur (795130) and (b) Mr A Raju, age 55 years, s/o Mr Annamalai, r/o Moreh Ward No 2, PO-Moreh and District-Tengnoupal, Manipur (795130).
The above recovered items alongwith apprehended persons have been handed over to Custom Preventive Force, Moreh.