Drug supplier arrested in Meghalaya
NNN/Shillong4 Sept 2023
A drug supplier was arrested along with illegal contraband in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Sunday.
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A drug supplier was arrested along with illegal contraband in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Sunday.
As many as 110 soap cases suspected to be containing heroin powder were seized.
The suspected brown sugar contained in the transparent polythene weighed 10 grams, including the weight of the polythene and the suspected brown sugar contained in the 10 cans of tobacco ‘Khaini’ weighed 10 grams, excluding the weight of the tobacco cans
As many as 82 packets containing suspected WY tablets weighing a total of 56.255 Kg were seized.
During a search operation in Churachandpur, seven plastic packets, suspected to contain WY tablets, were detected.
A team of Kakching police arrested a woman and seized 932 grams of suspected heroin powder contained inside 70 soap cases on Friday.
A police team arrested a drug peddler in possession of 3.046 kg of suspected brown sugar while carrying out intensive frisking and checking at Saikul village, Kangpokpi district.
The CSOs of Kangpokpi also informed the people of the district not to invite or entertain any BJP MLA, Ministers, and party leaders as guests at any event or function.
As many as 24 plastic vials with Heroin powder were seized during frisking and checking duty by the Irilbing police team.
The Bishnupur district police seized 1.06 kg of opium from the accused near the district hospital around 11.40 am on Friday.
The accused was arrested with illegal items suspected to be brown sugar on May 14 by a Mao police team.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that War on Drugs 2.0 is a massive success and illegal drugs worth over Rs 182 crore in the international market and arrested as many as 140 drug traffickers since March 20.
Police said the heroin powder was detected from the possession of the two women while conducting frisking and checking near Jangnomphai Village, Tuibong along Imphal-Churachandpur Road.
Ten oap cases containing heroin powder, weighing around 150 grams, were detected from the possession of the drug peddler.
A total of 70 soap cases containing suspected brown sugar were seized from a vehicle on Thursday.
The value of the seized opium is estimated to be around Rs 10,60,000.
The arrested person along with the seized articles has been handed over to Imphal Police Station for necessary legal action.
The peddler has been identified as Md Sahabuddin alias Abo, 50, son of Late Md Samsurjaman of Kwakta Bazar Pangal Lamkhai at present Lilong Bazar.
A total of 177 soap cases suspected to be of brown sugar were detected and seized from a rented house of one John Manglamsaun Zou in Chakpikarong subdivision, according to the police.
Superintendent of police, Imphal East N Herojit Meetei said heroin powder weighing about 158 grams were seized.