Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 01 2009:
As a part of its rigorous drive against abusive substances, the All Manipur Anti-Drug Association (AMADA) Bishnupur District Council has seized various substances from different drives conducted at Ningthoukhong, Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou, Nachou Panthong, Kairenphabi and Thangalawai from May 8 to 11 last including 35 litres of liquor, one brewery utensil, 150 pieces of Golden Khaini cans, 125 packets of Raja Khaini, 39 packets of Baba Zarda, 2 cans of Zarda and Meetha leaves from five persons.
A press release of AMADA identified the persons as Salam Yaima (70) of Kairenphabi Makha Maning Leikai, Tongbram Ibemhal (28) of Thangalawai Sabal Leikai (liquor vendor), Moirangthem Markony (28) of Nongthoukhong Oknarel Leikai (Zarda Khaini vendor), Sagatpam Okendrajit (35) of Ningthoukhong Kha Khunou (liquor vendor) and Laishram Pramo (35) of Nachou Panthong (liquor vendor).
The statement of AMADA requested all the persons mentioned above to come to the office of AMADA Bishnupur district council within May 14 for mutual talk while the seized substances were destroyed in public on May 11 last at Nachou Panthong.