Thursday, 7 June 2012

AR seizes drugs worth Rs 2 Cr

IMPHAL, Jun 7: Troops of 9 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector seized a large consignment of Pseudoephedrine Hydrochlo-ride- based medicines (174 kgs) being smuggled into Myanmar via Moreh and apprehended two drug peddlers at about 11.30 am on June 6, , informed a PRO IGAR (S) release.
The apprehendees have been identified as Samuel (36) s/o Thanghulh and Thangkhosei (43) s/o (L) Thongkhojam, both from Dalpati, Moreh Ward No. 2.
In another incident at about 12.30 pm of June 6, troops of 24 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector seized 300 kgs of contraband Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride medicines, being illegally ferried from Imphal towards Moreh and beyond, at Lokchao.
Total worth of seized banned/illegal tablets is estimated to be over Rs 2 crores.
The PRO release identified two persons, from whom the drug consignment was seized as S Lhunkhohou Haokip (22) s/o S Tong-khothang Haokip of Teng- noupal and S Tilkhothang Mate (18) s/o S Tongkhosei Mate of Tengnoupal.
The apprehendees alongwith the contraband drugs were handed over to office of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Imphal (Manipur) by Assam Rifles, it added.

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