Imphal West Police recovers contraband worth INR 10 crore

Our Correspondent

Imphal, July 13 (EMN): Imphal West district police recovered 136 kg of suspected opium (kani) worth around INR ten crores in the international market while checking a Rajasthan bound truck in Imphal.

Disclosing this while addressing a hurriedly called press conference in Imphal on Tuesday morning, SP Ksh Shivakanta of Imphal West district informed that a major operation was carried out at Minuthong area around 6:30 pm based on specific information leading to the interception of the truck.

Following all the formalities, the police team found one modified box type compartment on the bottom body of the vehicle, which was suspected to be concealing some items.

Upon opening the iron cover of the modified box, around 131 packets of suspected opium (kani) packed in brown cello tape were found, while another seven packets were found concealed inside the front dashboard of the vehicle, Shivakanta said.

Altogether 138 packets of suspected opium packets, two mobile phones, one Samsung bluetooth earpiece, one ICICI debit card, a sum of INR 1040 and the truck were seized during the operation.

Saddhik Mohammad, the driver disclosed that the recovered packets were handed over to him by one unknown person, which was sent by his partner to transport to Rajasthan.

A case has been registered at the Imphal police station for further necessary steps, the SP added.

Meanwhile on Monday, a combined team of two police stations — Kangpokpi and Gamphazol-Sapermeina in Kangpokpi district — recovered suspected World is Yours (WY) Amphetamine tablets wrapped in five plastic packets weighing 4.5 kg from the possession of four persons during a checking along the National Highway 2 at Motbung area.