Imphal: Two individuals were arrested and 22 grams of suspected heroin were recovered during a frisking operation conducted by police at Kanglatombi Bazaar under Sekmai Police Station in Kangpokpi district of Manipur, officials said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as HR Mathanmi (48), a resident of Tanrui Village in Ukhrul district, and S Mery (47), of Khongdei Ngawar in Senapati district.
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Police said the operation followed a tip-off about a road accident involving a motorbike at Kanglatombi Bazaar. A team from Sekmai Police Station, including female personnel, reached the site where a man and a woman had sustained injuries.
While preparing to move them for medical assistance, officers observed a polythene packet fall from the possession of S Mery. Upon inspection in the presence of witnesses, the packet was found to contain two soap caps, each with 11 grams of a substance suspected to be heroin.
The two were taken into custody, and the motorbike was seized. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, as amended by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
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Both individuals were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court and remanded to police custody until July 7.