Imphal: Security forces apprehended two drug dealers on Sunday (October 5) along with 89 packets containing about 2 kilograms of World is Yours (W/Y) tablets and Rs 38 lakh in cash during an operation at Khomidok Sorok Mapal in Manipur’s Imphal East.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Md Ethem Khan (39) and Raju Khan, also known as Chaoren (41).
According to reports, Ethem Khan is a resident of Khomidok Sorok Mapal, while Raju Khan hails from Kairang Heingangkhong.
Acting on credible inputs from the Border Security Force (BSF) about a large consignment of narcotics, a joint team comprising Imphal East commandos, Heingang police, Anti-Narcotic Task Force, and the 164 Battalion of BSF swiftly cordoned off the area and conducted surprise search operations on Sunday.
During the search of Md Ithem Khan’s residence, the team recovered Rs 27.52 lakh in cash from a bedroom and 39 packets of W/Y tablets hidden inside a cardboard box.
At Raju Khan’s residence, the team seized Rs 10.50 lakh in cash and 50 packets of W/Y tablets concealed in the kitchen garden.
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The team seized the drugs, cash, and mobile phones and handed the arrested individuals over to the Heingang police station.
Police said a case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2023, for further investigation.
