1 held, drugs worth over Rs 10 lakh seized in Manipur

Imphal, Apr 29 : Troops of 31 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under HQ IGAR (South) arrested a person with drugs worth over Rs 10 lakh at Khudengthabi in Chandel district last evening Police said troops launched a search operation in the area which resulted in seizure of four lakh Actifed tablets in raw form valued at over Rs 10 lakh from a Tata Safari.

These tablets, surreptitiously kept in the side panels of the vehicle, were meant to be transported to Moreh from Imphal, police said, adding the drugs were to be further transported to Myanmar for utilisation in production of contraband drugs No 4 (Heroin).

Sasai Haokip along with the vehicle and the seizure was handed over to the Custom department by the police.