Four held with heroin

    02-Mar-2021
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IMPHAL, Mar 1 : Acting on a tip-off, police teams under the supervision of SP Thoubal, Dr S Ibomcha conducted frisking at Wangjing-Heirok crossing and intercepted a car carrying substances suspected to be heroin along with a sum of Rs 64,250 at around 3 pm today.
The substances concealed in 11 soap cases were recovered by the team while the car was coming towards Khongjom from Imphal, said a police source.
Subsequently, four occupants of the car namely, Md Shahrukh Khan of Lilong Haoreibi Sambrukhong; Wahengbam Jiten from Sekmaijin Mamang Leikai; Wahengbam ongbi Subha, wife of W Jiten and Nemneichong, wife of Ts Jamkhopao Haokip of Moreh Ward No 9 were apprehended by the police teams, it said.
Further from the disclosure of Nemneichong, 10 more soap cases suspected to be containing heroin were recovered from the house of Shahrukh Khan.
The arrested persons, seized 295 grams of substances suspected to be heroin along with 21 soap cases, three mobile phones recovered from the occupants, car (Honda Civic) and the sum of Rs 64, 250 have been handed over to Thoubal PS for necessary legal action, the source continued.