The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kangpokpi on Tuesday remanded four persons, including a woman, to eight days of police custody till April 25 in connection with drug smuggling.
According to police, on April 17 at around 11 am, a team of Kangpokpi police, while conducting intensive regular frisking and checking of vehicles at Check Post of Kangpokpi Police Station on NH-2 under the overall instruction of Th Vikramjit Singh, MPS, SP/KPI and under the direct supervision of OC/KPI led Inspector Kh Sunilkumar Singh, one passenger Winger vehicle bearing number MN-06LA- 3936, coming towards Kangpokpi was stopped for checking.
While checking one after another, two occupants inside the Winger were found behaving in a very suspicious manner. The two occupants were tactfully examined separately at the spot during which the lady occupant admitted the presence of contraband drugs inside her backpack (black colour) in which she transported the same together with the other male occupant sitting beside her.
The female occupant was identified as Asheibam Thoibi Devi, aged about 38 years, wife of Nongthombam Premananda Singh of Huikap Mayai Leikai, Imphal-East and the male occupant as Md. Abdul Matalip, aged about 40 years, son of MV Kashim of Thoubal Moijing Wangma Taba, Mayai Leikai, Thoubal district.
In the presence of 1 (one) Executive Magistrate, SDC/BO Kangpokpi, and additional SP(L&O), Tholu Rocky Pou MPS, Kangpokpi, one transparent polythene bag containing suspected brown sugar weighing 1.018 kgs was seized on production by Asheibam Thoibi Devi which was concealed inside the bottom of the backpack by observing all legal formalities. The passenger of Winger vehicle B/R. No. MN-06LA- 3936 was seized and the two accused persons were also arrested at the spot.
Hence, a regular FIR No. 11(4)2023 KPI-PS U/S 21(C)/29/60(3) ND&PS Act has been registered for investigation.
On preliminary interrogation of the accused persons, it has been divulged about the involvement of Narendra Mahawar (39), S/o Madanlal Mahawar of Thangal Bazar, Imphal-West who was involved in transferring of money and Md Abdul Nasir (33), S/o Md Abdul Rahim of Lilong Turel Ahanbi Khongnang Makhong, Thoubal district in connection with the case.
Upon their disclosure, police teams, led by OC/KPI, swung into action and managed to arrest the two persons along with one Fortuner car B/R.No. AS-01DT-2876 from different locations.
The four arrested accused persons were produced before hon'ble JMFC/KPI and remanded them into police custody for eight days.
Police seized one transparent polythene bag suspected to be brown sugar weighing 1.018 kgs including the weight of the transparent polythene bag, one registered Winger (Passenger vehicle) bearing number MN06LA-3936, one Fortuner Car Bearing R/No. AS-01DT-2876 and 6 (six) number of mobile phones.
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