Brown sugar worth ₹5.23 cr seized
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 18 2022:
In a joint operation conducted under the aegis of IGAR (South), a team of AR Tengnoupal Battalion and Manipur Police foiled narcotics smuggling in Tengnoupal district on Wednesday.
According to PRO IGAR (S), based on a specific input, the joint team of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police launched an operation and intercepted a vehicle near Tengnoupal Divisional Forest Office.
On thorough checking of the vehicle, 2.625 Kg of Brown Sugar packed in 65 soap cases were recovered.
The seized narcotics are assessed to be worth Rs 5.25 crore, the PRO said while informing that the drugs along with two peddlers have been handed over to Tengnoupal police station for further investigation.