Imphal, November 11 (NNN): Security forces in Manipur have apprehended two alleged drug smugglers with contraband drugs worth over Rs 26 crore.
A police said that a team of Imphal East district police commandos arrested an alleged drug smuggler along with one lakh pieces of WY tablets. The police estimated the seized drug at over Rs 25 crore in the international market. The arrested drug smuggler has been identified as Phundreimayum Abdul Hadee (35) of Thoubal district.
He was arrested after the contraband drugs were found in the car he came with during a frisking and checking operation at Lilong Arapti Thongkhong under Irilbung police station of Imphal East last night, around 10 pm, the police said. The contraband drugs were found concealed in the car, the police said.
The arrested person along with the seized contraband drugs has been handed over to Irilbung police station for taking up necessary legal action against him.
In another incident, troops of 20 Assam Rifles manning a check post along Imphal-Moreh section of NH-102 at Khudengthabi apprehended a driver after 640 gram of brown sugar was found in the vehicle he was driving on Thursday afternoon, around 2.30 pm. The nabbed driver was identified as Thangkhopou (39), a resident of Churachandpur district.
The arrested person along with the seized drugs has been handed over to Moreh police station. The police estimated the seized drug worth over Rs 1.28 crore in the international market.
