Brown sugar seized in Manipur, one apprehended
CHANDEL: Thwarting a drug smuggling attempt, Assam Rifles seized nearly 12 packets each of 525 gram of brown sugar worth Rs 1.05 crore from Khudengthabi in the Chandel districts of Manipur on Saturday, as per an official statement.
Based on intelligence input, the Tengnoupal Battalion of Headquarter 21 Sector Assam Rifles, in collaboration with the Manipur Police, conducted multiple search operations after the security forces received intelligence input about the smuggling of brown sugar in the Khudengthabi village.
The recovered drugs were handed over to Moreh police for further legal proceedings.
Earlier, the Assam Rifles apprehended one individual with 2.918 kg of brown sugar worth Rs 5.83 crore on January 27, as per an official statement.
Based on specific input, Assam Rifles troops along with a team from the Tengnoupal Police Station launched a Mobile Vehicle Check Post in Larong Khunao village of the Tengnoupal district, which led to the seizure of the brown sugar kept in 70 soap cases and arrest of one person. The contraband was hidden in the fuel tank of a car. (ANI)
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