Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 26:
Personnel of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) have seized 15 grams of Heroin powder and arrested a woman in this connection from in front of Kangpokpi police at around 2 pm yesterday.
The arrested woman has been identified as Thoudam Ningol Leishangthem Ongbi Shymasakhi Devi (49) w/o L Mohindro of Thangmeiband Lairenhanjaba Leikai.
According to NAB officials, Shymasakhi was arrested based on specific information that she was smuggling out the drug and has boarded a tourist bus.
The bus was intercepted in front of Kangpokpi Police Station and the woman was arrested along with 15 grams of Heroin.
The seized Heroin powder would fetch Rs 40,000 in the local market and Rs 80,000 in the international market, the NAB officials said.
On the other hand troops of 32 Assam Rifles reportedly seized a huge quantity of illicit contraband drugs and arrested one Md Masluddin s/o Qutubuddin of Lilong from Lilong Bazar yesterday at around 11 pm.
35 packets containing 5040 tablets of banned Spasmo Proxyvon were recovered from the possession of the arrested individual, informed a PIB Defence Wing statement, adding that the seized drugs along with the peddler were handed over to Lilong police at around 9 am today.
On the other hand, troops of 13 Assam Rifles located at Saikul seized 780 kg of Ganja, informed another PIB Defence Wing statement.
Based on specific information, the troops started searching for the whereabouts of Ganja at around 1 pm yesterday and found the stacks of Ganja in an abandoned house in NG Phainam village near Moijol in Saikul sub-division at around 6 pm.