Man held with 640 gm brown sugar
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 11 2023:
A man was arrested with 640gm of brown sugar during a frisking-checking operation carried out near Martyrs' Park under Mao police station on Friday.
The arrested man has been identified as D Dathoi (27) s/o Dahrii of Pahibung Khunou village, Senapati district.
According to police report, security forces carried out a frisking-checking operation near Martyrs' Park located to the south of Mao PS at a distance of 2km around 5pm on Friday.
During the operation, the team halted a white Hyundai i20 (AS01DH 8656) coming from Senapati side.
On checking the car in the presence of a duty magistrate, 50 soap cases containing brown sugar, weighing a total of 640gm, were found inside the seats of the driver and co-driver.
The driver of the car, D Dathoi was arrested along with the drugs at 6.20pm after observing all necessary legal formalities.
Mao PS has registered a case in this regard and further investigation is underway.