Drugs, tobacco items seized from JNIMS, destroyed
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 01 2023:
Security personnel of JNIMS Hospital on Tuesday conducted drive at the hospital including different wards and seized various unauthorised drugs/substances, which were later set on fire and destroyed.
During the drive, the personnel recovered heroin, brown sugar, syringes and tobacco products, which were later destroyed in the presence of JNIMS director Dr L Deben and hospital authority.
In this regard, Dr L Deben said that the illegal substances/drugs were seized from patient parties who had brought in the same into the wards.
He expressed strong resentment that such activities were carried out inside a hospital and informed that JNIMS will be taking up strict action to prevent the same from happening in the future.
If anyone is caught in possession with unauthorised substances by security personnel, they will have to pay a fine of Rs 500-1000 and might be barred admission into the ward concerned.