AR seizes contraband drugs worth Rs 95 lakhs

Pothashang News Service: Imphal, November 5, 2019: Troops of Assam Rifles under HQ IGAR (South) recovered contraband drugs worth Rs 92 lakhs from Khudengthabi Check Post in Tengnoupal district.

On November 3, during search at a vehicle check post, troops of Assam Rifles intercepted a suspicious  silver colour van  driven by Md Rafik Khan of Thoubal district. After a through check of vehicle, the team recovered 19 packets of Heroin weighing  230 gms worth approximately Rs 92 lakhs.

The detained individual and the recovered items have been handed over to Moreh Police station for further investigation, said a statement released by Assam Rifles on Monday.