Crackdown begins on Chinese origin Kenbo bikes
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, March 19 2023: State police started crackdown on Chinese origin Kenbo bikes, which are imported illegally and used in the state.

As part of the crackdown, Churachandpur district police seized 26 Kenbo bikes from interior parts of the district some days ago and handed over the recovered bikes to customs officials.

Kamjong district police also seized two Kenbo bikes from Kamjong town and Kasom Khullen area on Sunday.

Tengnoupal district police and district administration of Tengnoupal also initiated steps to ban the illegally imported bikes.

The government is carrying out the crackdown based on reports of using these bikes in carrying out illegal activities in interior parts of the state.

Kenbo, a Chinese underbone motorcycle cub bike manufactured by Yunnan Yinxiang Motorcycle Manufacturing Company Limited, located in Dehongzhouruili, Yunnan Province, is retailed by Aung Kan Bo Trading Company in Myanmar.

The state government has banned Chinese bikes allegedly used to smuggle narcotics from Myanmar.

A large number of Chinese Kenbo bikes are used illegally in Manipur and Mizoram, along international Myanmar borders, an informed source conveyed.

A sleek and spacious motorcycle made by the Chinese firm Kenbo has been flooded using contraband smuggled from Myanmar.

The motorcycles, besides being illegal, also turn out to be carriers for narcotics through the border with Myanmar, the source said.

In this regard, chief minister N Biren Singh in his Twitter posted, "So far, Churachanpur police has impounded 26 illegal Kenbo bikes altogether (mainly used by drug smugglers and poppy planters) and the bikes are handed over to the Custom Department.

Now all Kenbo bikes are at Langthabal lep Chingning godown.

No papers, nothing, all the bikes were brought from Myanmar" .

Churachandpur district is in the southern part of Manipur and Kamjong district on the eastern part of Manipur. Both the districts share borders with Myanmar.

The CM further tweeted, "Two illegal Kenbo bikes (mainly using by poppy planters and drugs smugglers), from Myanmar have been seized by Kamjong district police today i.e.18/02/2023.One at Kamjong town and another at Kasom Khullen areas" .

The 28 seized vehicles confiscated under the Indian Motor Vehicle Act 1988 have been dumped at an official warehouse at Canchipur, in Imphal West district.

The state government follows a Home Ministry ban on bringing the Chinese vehicle to India, the source further stated.

Notably, a large number of drugs, including heroin and various forms of methamphetamine, have been seized by Assam Rifles personnel, state excise, narcotics department and the police from people riding such bikes, sources said.

It may also be mentioned herewith that the Mizoram government has banned the China-made Kenbo motorcycles of 125 cc in border districts.

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