IMPHAL, March 14: In a major drug bust, four individuals, including two smugglers from Assam, were arrested in Manipur with 106.79 kilograms of high-quality drugs valued at approximately Rs 1.7 crore in the international illicit drug markets. The drugs were smuggled into Manipur from Myanmar through the porous Manipur-Myanmar border.
The arrests were made over the course of 24 hours by a joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Manipur Police, based on intelligence inputs gathered from various sources. The operation led to the interception of a large consignment of World is Your (WIY) tablets, an illegal drug manufactured in Myanmar. The consignment, weighing 102.393 kilograms, was seized near Lilong police station in Thoubal district, with an estimated value of Rs 1.2 crore.
Three persons were arrested during the operation, and the contraband, along with a truck, was impounded. The arrested individuals were identified as Amaldas Xalxo (42), son of Lachit Gaon from Sarupathar, Golaghat district, Assam, Mahedi Alom (18), son of Abdul Mannas Ali from VTC Borthal Kachari Gaon, Marigaon, Assam, and Mohammad Khurshid of Lilong Hangamthabi, Thoubal district of Manipur.
In a separate operation, the Assam Rifles intercepted another illegal consignment of contraband at the Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) in New Shijang, Moreh, Tengnoupal District. During a routine check, troops stopped a Yamaha Cygnus bike and uncovered four packets of WIY tablets, weighing approximately 4.4 kilograms. The seized narcotics are estimated to be worth Rs 50 lakh in the international market.
