AR seizes Brown Sugar worth Rs 1.25 crore

Imphal: Modi Battalion of Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of IGAR(South) seized a consignment of Brown Sugar worth Rs 1.25 crore near Pallel, Manipur on Thursday.

Based on specific input, troops of Modi Battalion, with a team of Manipur Commandos, Tengnoupal PS, launched an operation which led to the apprehension of two suspects near village Thamlapokpi. Suspects were in possession of 48 soap cases containing Brown Sugar weighing approx 623 gm worth Rs 1.25 crore hidden inside the gear box of a DI truck, the AR said on Saturday.

The apprehended persons, seized Brown Sugar, DI truck and mobile phones were handed over to Tengnoupal Police station for further investigation, it said.