Tulihal Bn bust arms & drug racket at Lilong
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, July 18 2018:
In its continued efforts towards drug and crime free Manipur, a combined team of Tulihal battalion of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South), Thoubal Commandos along with ANJUM AN, local anti drug organisation conducted an operation at Lilong Haorebi Turel Ahanbi, Thoubal district.
A total of five drug peddlers identified as Md Kaimullah @ Mani (30 yrs), Md Habibullah (42 yrs), Md Abdul Noor (27 yrs), Md Farooque (31 yrs), Md Nazaj Khan @ Afon were apprehended with drugs.
The recovered contraband items included 93 WY tablets, 100 N10 tablets, 3800 SP capsules, one bottle of Codonz syrup, 15 grams of Heroin.
The value of the seized contraband items is assessed to be worth Rs 1,38,650 (One lakh thirty eight thousand six hundred and fifty).
Two stolen scooters, 19 mobile phones and cash of Rs 21,626 was also found and seized.
In a separate operation done by the Tulihal Battalion, a combined team of Battalion along with Thoubal Commandos apprehended another individual identified as Md Imtiyal Khan @ Imtiyal (28 yrs) from Lilong Haorebi Turel Ahanbi.
Thoubal district at around 3.40 am.
One 9 mm Pistol along with magazine was recovered from him.
The individual on interrogation revealed that he was involved in purchasing and selling of illegal arms.
All apprehended individuals have been handed over and a case has been registered with the Lilong Police Station for further investigation.