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Guwahati : In yet another major haul, Tengnoupal Battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) recovered a huge cache of drugs worth lakhs of rupees containing 19,600 World is Yours (WIY) tablets, approximately weight 2.05 kg from Permanent Vehicle Check Post (PVCP), Khudengthabi in Manipur.
A top official of Assam Rifles said that, during regular checkup at PVCP, Khudengthabi on Sunday, a silver coloured Maruti Omini Van registration number MN 01 G 3365 was stopped at PVCP, Khudengthabi.
The driver of the vehicle insisted to proceed towards Imphal citing urgency of work.
However the team of Tengnoupal Battalion thoroughly checked the vehicle and found 98 plastic packets duly hidden inside two mattresses.
On questioning, the driver identified himself as Puyam Chalamba Meitei (32 years), a resident of Moreh accepted the the ownership of contraband items.
After thorough checking and questioning the apprehendee alongwith the contrabands and the vehicle was handed over to Customs department, Moreh.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
