Drug peddler held
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, October 03 2013:
Personnel of Narcotics and Affairs of Border have seized 410 tablets of sedative drug Amphetamine, popularly known as 'World is Yours' from a drug peddler in New Checkon area here around 9:30 am Thursday.
Briefing the media at the NAB, Manipur office here, Inspector RK Bikramjit said the drug that worth Rs 6, 15,000 in the grey market was seized from a drug dealer named Hemkhomang, 43, hailing from Moljol village, Moreh Ward No 7 in Chandel district.
The arrested is presently staying at AAA Ground, Porompat in Imphal East district, he added.
He was carrying the tablets by concealing them inside a plastic container marking 'Neopeptine, the Inspector said, adding Hemkhomang initially told NAB that the content in the Neopeptine enzyme was only vitamin, not any illegal drug.
However, it turned out to be Amphetamine tablets after a test conducted with the help of a drug testing kit, Bikramjit said.
The drug peddler along with the seized drug has been taken into the custody of NAB he said, adding an FIR case has also been registered for further investigation.