IMPHAL: The security forces in Manipur have seized drugs worth Rs 18 crore, arrested a militant and recovered some arms and ammunition from different places during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.
A police official said that a joint team of Manipur Police and CRPF intercepted a car at Tupul bridge coming from Churachandpur towards Kangpokpi and seized 196 soap cases containing suspected heroin/ brown sugar weighing 2.193 kg, excluding the case, from the vehicle. The approximate value of the seized drugs is Rs 18 crore, the official said.
The two drug peddlers, who were travelling in the car, were also arrested. They were identified as Ginminlen Haokip (24) and Holminlen Khongsal (30). Haokip is a resident of Kangpokpi district, and Khongsal hails from Chandel district. Chandel district shares an unfenced border with Myanmar.
The official said the security forces arrested two individuals from the Mao police check post in Senapati district and recovered 18 plastic packets containing dry Ganja weighing approximately 22 kg from them. The estimated value of the Ganja (marijuana) is Rs 2.18 lakh. The arrested individuals were identified as Ajmir Sarif (19) and Iliyas Ali Shah, both are residents of Thoubal district.
Manipur Police also arrested one cadre of the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-People's War Group) militant outfit from Lamphel Super Market area in Imphal West district. The arrested militant, identified as Shyamchand Singh (38), was involved in extortion activities from the public in Bishnupur and Thoubal districts.
The security forces also recovered some arms and ammunition from Bishnupur and Kangpokpi District. The recovered arms and ammunition include one AK 56 rifle, one .303 rifle, one 303 Light Machine Gun, one double-barrel and two single-barrel guns. (IANS)
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