Manipur : Huge Stock of Cough Syrups Seized From Imphal East; 60-Yrs-Old Woman Arrested

In a major crackdown against drug menace, the Manipur Police have confiscated a large stash of cough syrups from the possession of a 60-yrs-old woman in Keshtrigao Mayai Leikai, Imphal East district.

The woman identified as – Yumkhaibam Sherabhanu, hails from Kshetrigao Mayai Leikai in Imphal East.The police team conducted random frisking and checking of the suspected passersby at Keshtrigao Mayai Leikai.During the raid, Sherabhanu was detained and thorough examination recovered 174 cough syrup bottles, concealed in a box wrapped with a white cloth. In earlier accident, father-son duo nabbed in Bokajan with drugs worth Rs 7 crore seized. The Karbi Anglong police foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of Heroin into Assam on Friday. The father-son duo, identified as Moniton Singh, 39, and his 19-year-old son Rohit Singh in connection with the recovery.