Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 06 2010:
Troops of 21 Assam Rifles have reportedly apprehended a drug trafficker from about 1.25 kg of raw opium has been seized at around 3.50 pm yesterday.
A PRO IGAR (S) release identifying the arrested person as Robert Haokip (51) s/o Sothang Haokip of Thoibug said the individual was rounded up during an operation launched by the AR troops at Salumbhai area.
Robert along with the seized item has been handed over to Sugnu police station, it added.
On the otherhand, troops of 17 AR apprehended four persons from the Somsai check post last evening and seized 200 kgs of ganja from them.
The four, who were travelling in a Tata 207 bearing registration No NL01A/2364, have been identified as driver Yanrngam (27) s/o Thotkhayao of Ngai, Shangam (31) s/o Vockcar of ngari, L Thninglang (28) s/o HL Khop of Ngari and L Thotnganing (31) s/o Thyikhayao of Ngari, according to the PRO IGAR (S) .
All four, with the recovered items, have been handed over to Ukhrul police station, added the PRO.