Manipur Drugs Case

A joint team of the 39th Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police have seized 30 soap cases of brown sugar valued at Rs 3.5 crore. The narcotics were stuffed inside pumpkins and being transported in a truck when it was intercepted.

The commander of a Kuki insurgent group that had signed a ceasefire agreement has been arrested for alleged drug trafficking in Manipur, the police said.

Manipur Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thounaojam Brinda on Friday returned his Chief Minister's Gallantry Medal, she received for a drugs probe, in which the former Bharatiya Janata Party ADC chairman and six others, were implicated.

The Manipur government had to withdrew the gallantry medal conferred to one of its police officials on Manipur Patriot Day after it was emerged that he was allegedly involved in a 2013 drug trafficking case.

Seven persons, including former defence PRO Colonel Ajay Choudhury, who were arrested in connection with illegal drug trafficking, have been remanded in judicial custody till March 22.

All the seven, including colonel-ranked former Defence PRO Ajay Choudhury arrested in connection with drug seizure case, were remanded to police and judicial custody by a special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances court in Imphal.

A joint team of the 39th Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police have seized 30 soap cases of brown sugar valued at Rs 3.5 crore. The narcotics were stuffed inside pumpkins and being transported in a truck when it was intercepted.

The commander of a Kuki insurgent group that had signed a ceasefire agreement has been arrested for alleged drug trafficking in Manipur, the police said.

Manipur Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thounaojam Brinda on Friday returned his Chief Minister's Gallantry Medal, she received for a drugs probe, in which the former Bharatiya Janata Party ADC chairman and six others, were implicated.

The Manipur government had to withdrew the gallantry medal conferred to one of its police officials on Manipur Patriot Day after it was emerged that he was allegedly involved in a 2013 drug trafficking case.

Seven persons, including former defence PRO Colonel Ajay Choudhury, who were arrested in connection with illegal drug trafficking, have been remanded in judicial custody till March 22.

All the seven, including colonel-ranked former Defence PRO Ajay Choudhury arrested in connection with drug seizure case, were remanded to police and judicial custody by a special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances court in Imphal.