Drugs worth Rs. 7.20 lakhs burnt down by police
IMPHAL,
July 15: Tengnoupal Police have burned down banned RESPIFED tablets worth Rs.
7.20 lakhs at Chahmol Village in Chandel district today.
The
banned tablets were brought to Moreh from Imphal on NH-2 and were seized by the
personnel of Tengnoupal Police but the owner could not be identified.
A
strip of RESPIFED tablet costs only Rs. 6.75 but it is sold at Rs. 50 to 100
per strip at the border town Moreh and Myanmar.
The
tablets were seized by the police under official seizure memo and later
disposed off after getting an order from the Court.
Speaking
to IFP, Tengnoupal OC stated the police are striving towards creating a
drug-free society. The NH-2 is a major international route of illicit drug
trafficking and so effective measures have been taken to check drug trafficking
in the state.
The
police have effective manpower and sources to control and prevent illicit drug
trafficking in the state, the officer added.
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