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Moreh, April 3:
A team of Tengnoupal district police arrested two persons including a Police constable with a huge quantity of brown sugar worth around Rs. 2 Crore 20 lakhs, while trying to smuggle inside the territory of Manipur from Moreh side.
According to a police source, the seized brown sugar from the two person weighing around 3.795 Kg and was packed in 92 soap cases, came in a Honda City Car, bearing Registration number MN02B 6350. The police constable has been identified as D. Letkholun Haokip, 37 yrs (constable No. 1802127 of Ccpur Police Reserve Line,) S/o D.Dongthang Haokip of Lajangphai village, Churachanpur. The one who was driving the car has been identified as Ngamkhohao Haokip, 22 yrs, s/o Seikholun Haokip of Songpeh village, Ccpur. Soon after the seizure and arrest of the police constable and his company Tengnoupal district Superintendent of Police Golianmang informed the SP of Ccpur about the Transportation of Drugs by one of its police personnel.
As per information from the Tengnoupal district police, the two along with the drugs were arrested at around 8 am yesterday morning while checking the Honda City car which was suspicious coming towards Imphal from border town Moreh by a team led by Sub-Inspector A. Biren Singh at Tengnoupal police checkpoint.
The police have registered a case under FIR No. 18(3)22 TPL-PS u/s 21(c/29/60(3) NDPS Act.
The police team is investigating to nab the drug lords/Kingpins.
A cash reward was also handed over to the team of the SP of Tengnoupal district Police for the seizure.