Man arrested with 838 gm brown sugar
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, February 25 2023:
A combined team of Thoubal district police commando and 16 Assam Rifles arrested a man with 838 gm of suspected brown sugar on Saturday morning.
The arrested man has been identified as Phundreimayum Sagir Ahamed alias Achouba (46) s/o (L) Md Abdul Halim of Lilong Awang Leikai.
According to a police report, on receipt of reliable information about presence of illegal drugs at a residence in Lilong Mayai Leikai area at around 5.10 am Saturday, the com bined team rushed to the house and detained Phundreimayum Sagir Ahamed.
The team then searched Sagir's Maruti Alto LXI (MN04P-3177), which was parked in the residential premises and found one green colour blanket cover in the back seat of the car.
On uncovering the blanket, around 55 soap cases packed with suspected brown sugar was found.
The drugs including the weight of the plastic wrappers weighed a total of 838 gm.
The combined team seized the items and arrested Sagir at 6.50 am.
Both the arrested person and the seized items were then handed over to Lilong PS, where a case has been registered for taking further necessary legal action.