Police stops anti-drug rally

IMPHAL, July 8: Police barred women folk of Singjamei Chingamakha area from taking out a torch rally against drug abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs in the state late this evening.
The women folk were however allowed to take out their rally later at around 9 pm upto Singjamei Kongkham Leikai and a public meeting at the Singjamei Chingamakha Community hall.
The rally was organized by Model Club, Singjamei Chingamakha.
As Meira paibis of the area started gathering at the Singjamei Chingamakha Community hall for the rally, a police team led by SDPO Bikramjit arrived and demanded of the organizers to produce the permit for staging a rally from the concerned authorities.
However, due to the failure of the organizers to produce a valid permit, the police team barred the rally from proceeding further.
The meira paibis, however continued to demonstrate by gathering at the community hall till the filing of this report.

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Crisis Team of CoNE rescued two community members from police

Crisis Team of CoNE rescued two community members from police

Harassment and demanding money from people who use drugs by different law enforcement agencies at north AOC, Imphal is very common when drug users comes here to get drugs. Since this place is one of the well-known hotspot in Imphal, most of the law enforcement agencies are earning good money on daily basis.

      Today around 1.30pm two drug users K. Tomba and Johnson (name changed) went to this place to buy drugs but two policemen who were on civil dress apprehended them. They  were threatened  like anything and even  take away their scooter (Honda Activa) between 2-3pm . Finally they were asked to give 10000/- (Ten thousand only).  Meanwhile they were allowed to buy drugs from one of peddler but again make them arrested by another police team after coming out from the house of the peddler and released them after taking Rs.300/- from them. The previous police team asked them to go home and get the money immediately to get back their scooter.

One of them called up our executive member of CoNE and informed about the incident. It was learnt that at the time of their arrested there was no drugs with them but this policemen knew one of them as drug user. Immediately our member gets together and discussed the issue and decided to response immediately.

A team comprises of 8 members of CoNE went to the spot where the policemen asked them to come with money. The team met the policemen started inquiring of the incident. Initially the police personnel tried to hide their identity by saying that they are from Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) but later the team came to knew  that they are from Imphal East police station and comes there to earn money. The team explained the police personnel that, this is not the right way of treating people who use drugs but rather they need treatment at rehabilitation centre. After a thorough discussion and mutual understanding, the policemen agreed to release the two drug users and their scooter without paying the money.

The two community members were taken to CoNE office and gave counseling by the leadership team of CoNE. They were given the information of various services available in the city for treatment of addiction.

The two drug users told to CoNE team that they were almost ready to pay the amount demanded by the police because they were afraid that if the information reached to their family it would become a huge problem. But luckily they save the money and also know about the treatment option available. They thanked the team of CoNE and show their interest for volunteering in CoNE.

These cases are happening on daily basis in this hot spot. There is need for advocacy with police to stop such kind of harassment to people who use drugs. They are simply putting people in more vulnerable situation.

Otherwise prevention of HIV will remain as wish ……………..

GULLI Phaba gi Pao

GULLI Phaba gi Pao
6th July 2012
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Ephedrine worth 75 lakhs seized at Imphal airport

Ephedrine worth 75 lakhs seized at Imphal airport

IMPHAL, July 3: A consignment of Ephedrine tablets worth around Rs 75 lakhs with a total weight of 75 kg was seized this afternoon around 12:30pm from the cargo of Indian Airlines aircraft, IA-889 coming from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

The seizure was made by a team of the Imphal West police.

According to eyewitnesses, the consignment containing Actiman tablets containing pseudo-ephidrine 60 mg were addressed to one Ghanashyam of Imphal.

The consignment was send by one Amar from Delhi as written on the package, eyewitnesses told IFP.

The tablets were packed in three cartoons and came under the consignment no 14241441/3-IML.

Each cartoon weighed 25 kg and the tablets could be worth around Rs 75 lakh.

The tablets are not manufactured by any registered drugs and chemical companies.

On the cover of the tablet, its composition is written as Tripolidine Hydrochloride-2.5mg which is also not its actual composition.

The whole tablet contains only Pseudo-ephidrine. Each strip contains ten tablets and has MRP of Rs 5.90, however a single strip could cost in between Rs 50 to Rs 100 once it reaches Myanmar.

Even though the police managed to seize the items, the consignee managed to flee from the scene before the arrival of the police.

The police have seized the consignment and filed a formal Seizure memo.

It may be mentioned, that a similar consignment of banned drugs ‘Mod’s Acti-feel’ comprising of 15 cartoons each (each cartoon containing 7000 strips each of 10 tablets) were seized from the cargos of a Kingfisher flight and Air India flight on May 8 by state police.

The consignment had also originated from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

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