SF arrests duo transporting opium from CCpur
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 11 2023:
A unit of central para military force on Friday arrested two people at Kangvai Bazar with 27kg of opium (Kani), which were being transported from Churachandpur to Myanmar.
The two people have been identified as Kabir Ahmed s/o Abdul Noor of Karimganj, Assam and Md Abdul Bariq s/o Abdul Matalip of Kwakta Ward no 5 .
A total of 27kg of opium were seized from their possession.
According to a report, the central security force deployed at Kangvai Bazar halted a suspicious looking Maruti Baleno (MN 01 AS 7487), heading in from Churachandpur side at around 11.10 am Friday.
On checking the vehicle, around 27kg of opium was found hidden near the engine.
Both the arrested people and the seized items including the vehicle were handed over to Churachandpur PS .