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Imphal: Manipur security forces and district police teams swept through Imphal East and Bishnupur on September 28, seizing a haul of heroin and illegal cough syrup. Authorities arrested three adults and apprehended a juvenile during the coordinated crackdown.
A joint team involving Imphal East District Police, security forces, and YADAM hit Nongmeibung under the Porompat police station. Officers pulled over a Maruti Suzuki van, registration MN01CS-3664, and arrested 24-year-old Md Ayub Khan and 30-year-old Md Tomba. They found 12 soap cases filled with suspected Heroin No. 4. The total weight hit 157 grams.
The Porompat police soon found more drugs. They discovered an abandoned A-Star car, registration MN01W-9822, in Kshetrigao Sabal Leikai. A search revealed another bag with 12 soap cases of suspected heroin weighing 327 grams. Police seized the vehicle and the contraband.
Bishnupur District Police ran a separate operation at Kwakta Terakhongshangbi. They stopped an Activa scooter and grabbed 130 bottles of Vincof-Plus cough syrup. These bottles contained 26 grams of codeine phosphate. Officers arrested 33-year-old Mouluvi Imran and detained his juvenile passenger. The group now faces legal action at the Phougakchao Ikhai police station. A police official stated, "Both the suspected narcotics and the vehicle have been taken into custody for further legal action."
Updated at 29th September 2026 at 10:00am
Police say Mouluvi Imran and his juvenile accomplice lacked valid permits to store or sell the prescription cough syrup. Officials booked Imran under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Investigators are now tracking the wider supply network to pin down the source of the stash and identify other players in the distribution ring.
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