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IGAR (South)
Imphal Jan 16
Troops of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) seized contraband items valued more than 59 Lakhs at Khudengthabi Check Post in Tengnoupal District of Manipur on 13 January.
Acting on a specific input, troops on duty at the checkpost stopped a suspicious and unregistered Black Scooty driven by Md Wahidur Rahaman, r/o Moreh along with two pillion riders Md Mukram r/o Moreh and Md Imtiyas Khan r/o Wangjing in Thoubal District. On carrying out a thorough check of the two-wheeler, 2.068 Kgs of WIY tablets worth approximately 59 Lakhs in the international market were recovered.
The apprehended persons and the recovered items have been handed over to the Moreh Police Station for further investigations.
