NE NEWS SERVICE
THOUPAL, NOV 12
In a major operation, a joint team of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police seized nearly 72 kg of Brown Sugar worth Rs 287 crore from Kamu in Thoubal District of Manipur on Wednesday.
In a major ops undertaken by security forces, @official_dgar & Manipur Police seized nearly 72 kg of Brown Sugar (worth 287 Crs) from Kamu in Thoubal Dist, Manipur.
The security forces remain committed in their efforts to curb the drug menace in NE India.@SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/UlxlPhIy3k
— Spokesperson & PRO Shillong, Ministry of Defence (@proshillong) November 12, 2020
Based on intelligence inputs received about a large consignment of drugs hidden in the area awaiting further distribution to various parts of the country, multiple teams were launched by Assam Rifles and Manipur Police on the intervening night of 10 and 11 November.
In a painstaking search undertaken in difficult terrain in darkness, three concealed bags containing Brown Sugar were recovered in the early hours of Wednesday.
The security forces remain committed in their efforts to curb the drug menace in North-East India by targeting the manufacturing and distribution networks.