Drug kingpin brought back
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 08 2026: Nongthombam Jamesjit alias Thoi, s/o N Meghajit of Naoremthong, alleged kingpin of a drug network was brought to Imphal today by a team of Imphal East district police.

Jamesjit alias Thoi was arrested by a team of Imphal East district police from Ahmedabad, Gujarat on October 6 .

After taking transit remand from a concerned Court of Ahmedabad, the alleged drug kingpin was brought in an Indigo flight from Gujarat via Guwahati to Imphal today at around 11.30 am .

Soon after the alleged kingpin was brought out of the airport, he was put in a police vehicle and taken to Imphal East district police headquarters for necessary procedure.

He is likely to be produced before the concerned Court of Imphal East tomorrow after completion of transit remand.

Jamesjit alias Thoi was arrested after his name emerged as the kingpin of a drug business network as disclosed by three other alleged accused of the same case arrested earlier on October 4 .

John Longjam alias Mani s/o Herojit of Sagolband Tera Khuraijam Leikai, Longjam Wanglen s/o (L) Noren of Naoremthong Khullem Leikai and Ningthoujam Henching s/o N Chaoba of Singjamei Oinam Thingel were arrested on October 4 along with 318 bottles of CHOCO+ cough syrup.

From their disclosure, 52 boxes of CHOCO+ cough syrup, each box containing 160 bottles, 8,320 bottles in total, were recovered and seized by Imphal East district police from Oinam Thingel in the intervening night of October 6 and October 7 .

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