Manipur: Gang member arrested with contraband drugs in Thoubal

Imphal: The Manipur police have arrested a member of a gang and recovered drugs, mobile phones, and a stolen vehicle from their possession in a special operation conducted in the southern Thoubal district on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Md. Ejas Ahamed (29), a resident of Lilong Yangbi Leikai, currently residing in a rented house at Lilong Hangamthabi, Thoubal district

According to the police officials, acting on a tip from various sources, a team of the anti-narcotic squad of the Manipur police and Thoubal police commandos launched an operation with the setting up of a check post at Lilong Ushoipokpi in Thoubal district on Wednesday.

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The joint team intercepted a four-wheeler, Mahindra Thar, bearing regd. no. AS 26F 0870 at Lilong Ushoipokpi under Lilong-PS, Thoubal district, and arrested one, Md. Ejas Ahamed (29) of Lilong Yangbi Leikai, a/p Lilong Hangamthabi, Thoubal district. Initial investigation has established that the Mahindra Thar was snatched from the Imphal area. From the possession of the arrestee, the following were recovered:
i. The Mahindra Thar,
ii. 20 soap cases containing heroin weighing 243 grams,
iii. one mobile phone with two SIM cards,
iv. one Aadhaar card, and
v. one wallet containing a sum of Rs1500/-.
The police added that he was booked under the relevant cases of vehicle lifting and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2023.