Manipur: Women drug dealers nabbed with 5 kilos of opium

IMPHAL: Two-women, suspected to be drug dealers, have been arrested by the Manipur Police from the Yairipok post office area in Imphal, yesterday.

 

Police also recovered 5 kgs of opium and other belongings from their possession.

 

The arrested women were identified as Sagolshem Subadhani Devi (50) and Sagolshem Mema Devi (48).

 

A case has been registered against the accused women under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

 

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Further investigation on this matter is underway.

 

Earlier in January this year another duo of women drug peddlers-- Ng Toroni and Shangshang -- were arrested with 259 grams of brown sugar by the Manipur police.

 

Later, the arrested women were handed over to Kakching police station for further necessary legal action and a case was registered against them.