Nagaland: Suspected Brown Sugar Seized at Khuzuma

Khuzuma, November 19, 2019:

Suspected Brown Sugar recovered from a Passenger Bus at Khuzama check point in Kohima district in Nagaland.

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In yet another successful crackdown against the smuggling of drugs in the region, the narcotic cell personnel manning the Khuzama check point recovered approximately 1 kilo of suspected Brown Sugar on November 18, 2019 from a passenger bus bearing registration number MN-01-2166.

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Two persons, namely Rahul Gupta (aged 32) and Sushil Kumar, (aged 33), were arrested by the officials.

A case was registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. In a similar incident, the Assam Rifles on Monday seized a huge consignment of narcotics in Manipur.

Alertness of the troops of Assam Rifles under the IGAR (South) headquaters was evident again when they recovered 1 lakh WIY (or YaBa) tablets worth Rs 3 crores from an individual travelling in a vehicle from Moreh to Imphal.

The individual and the recovered items were handed over to the police officials for further investigation.

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