|
IMPHAL, Oct 12 : Chura-chandpur district police today afternoon arrested a 36-year-old drug peddler and seized 932 grams of brown sugar packed in 40 soap cases from his possession.
According to police, the arrested person has been identified as Douthanglen Haokip, son of Yamngam Haokip of Geljang village in Chandel district, presently residing at K Salbung village in Churachandpur district.
The arrested person has been handed over to Churachandpur police station, along with the seized contraband after observing the necessary formalities for further legal action under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
In another instance, a team of Imphal East commandos yesterday arrested a 29-year-old drug peddler and seized 62 grams of heroin powder and six Tramadol capsules during an anti-narcotics operation along Hatta-JNIMS Road under Porompat police station. According to police, acting on reliable information about the presence of drug peddlers in and around the Hatta-JNIMS area, the team launched an anti-narcotics operation near the Muslim Girls’ Hostel along Hatta-JNIMS Road.
During the operation, the commandos arrested Amzad Khan alias Mumu (29), a resident of Kwakta Tera Khong Maning in Bishnupur district, from his rented residence.
During preliminary interrogation, Amzad Khan disclosed that he had procured the seized drugs from a supplier in Churachandpur district to sell them to customers in and around the Hatta area.