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8 IRB personnel arrested with drugs from Manipur
AGENCIES | Imphal, April 5, 2012 12:25
Tags : IRB personnel arrested with drugs | manipur | India Reserve Battalion (IRB) | drugs recovered | Chandel district | Myanmar | Manipur border | ephedrine drug | banned drugs |
Tags : IRB personnel arrested with drugs | manipur | India Reserve Battalion (IRB) | drugs recovered | Chandel district | Myanmar | Manipur border | ephedrine drug | banned drugs |
Eight India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel were allegedly caught carrying drugs from Manipur's Chandel district bordering Myanmar and have been arrested.
The eight attached to the 3rd IRB unit, Chandel district, were caught on Wednesday at Bongyang area on Imphal-Moreh NH 39 during checking operations by Assam Rifles. They were allegedly planning to sell the drugs in Myanmar, an official report said on Thursday.
Over 93 kg of ephedrine, which is in great demand in Myanmar, and other banned drugs have been recovered from them, the report said.
The eight were identified as Subedar Jahirudin, riflemen E Devananda, Th Tiken, N Romjit, S V O Paomei, A Ramehwor, T Dhanabir and KSH Prafullo and were handed over to Tengnoupal police station in Chandel district, it said.
Official sources said all the eight IRB personnel have been suspended from service and were remanded to police custody till Thursday by a local court.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
