Imphal Mar 9 MNS/UNA: Continuing its drive against drug trafficking in Manipur, a combined team of state police and Assam Rifles arrested a drug smuggler with a huge quantity of contraband drugs and a country-made pistol from his possession on Saturday.
The arrested smuggler was identified as Md Wahidur Rahman (24) son of Ziauddin of Lilong Kaleikhong of Thoubal district. He was arrested from the house of one Majibur Rehman, a neighbour of the arrested person, a police source said. The illegal drugs seized from the possession of alleged smuggler include 52,800 pieces of SP (spasmo proxyvon) capsule and 4,700 pieces of N-10 tablet, the source said, adding that the combined team of Thoubal district police and 40 Assam Rifles based on specific information.
On the other hand, police Saturday conducted an intensified search to trucks ferrying medicine items and transports goods on the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37 after they got information that a huge consignment of illegal drugs has crossed to Manipur territory at Jiribam and proceeded towards Imphal through this highway.Taking serious note of the rising trafficking of drugs in the state, deputy chief minister Gaikhangam on last Thursday informed the House of the state Assembly that the state government has taken stringent measures to combat the menace. Gaikhangam, who also holds the home portfolio, has also appealed to all to join hands and help the government fight the menace while informing that the state cabinet has decided to hand over the case in which defence spokesperson Colonel Ajay Chowdhry and five others were hauled up with a huge consignment of pseudoephedrine drugs worth over Rs 2.5 crore at Pallel town in Thoubal district en route to Moreh on February 24 and other cases related with seizure of drug consignments to the CBI. He further informed that as part of the government’s measures to combat drug trafficking, state police force and state security forces had on March 6 last seized a large quantity of drugs during raids carried out at some places in Thoubal district.
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