Manipur: Drug peddler held near Indo-Myanmar Border

IMPHAL | SEPT 11, 2020:

Security forces from Assam Rifles Moreh Battalion, Manipur on Friday, arrested a drug smuggler from the Indo – Myanmar Border (IMB).

The arrested individual identified as Saimanthang Mate, resident of E M Lhangoi area, Moreh, confessed that he was asked by a Burmese National to transport the consignment to Moreh and further beyond Khudengthabi bypassing the check posts en-route.

380 grams of suspected Brown Sugar worth ₹ 76 lakhs was recovered from the individual.

The apprehended individual along with recovered items was handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team for further legal action.

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