IMPHAL, Sept 23 NNN : In yet another seizure of drug consignment, a combined team of Narcotics Affairs of Border and Special Unit Intelligence (SIU) led by Inspector K. Ranjit along with 43rd Assam Rifles personnel seized a drug consignment of Ephidrine tablets which was found in 13 carton boxes at Kanglatongbi at around 9.30 this morning.
Kanglatongbi is situated around 17 kilometres north of Imphal.
According to reports, the drugs were found wrapped with cement bags in a Tata truck bearing registration number AS O1 DD 6622 which is owned by one Md. Tayab Ali of Dewlahland, Imphal and the driver has been identified as Md. Farooq Khan s/o Md. Kalamudin from Khabeisoi.
The drug consignment was brought from Guwahati while the cement got loaded from Burnihad, Meghalaya. The cement bags were to be carried to Northern Iron Link, Newbazar, Churchandpur in southern Manipur where as the drugs were supposed to be delivered to one Bipin of Khurai, Imphal, the reports stated.
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