CRPF personnel recover 14.312 kg opium in Zubza

Dharam Singh with the seized suspected opium in Sechu Zubza on Friday.

• DIMAPUR — Troops of 78 battalion CRPF and personnel of Sechu Zubza Police Station recovered 14.312 kg of suspected opium on Friday during frisking and checking on NH-29 at Peducha old police gate from a Tata Winger bearing registration No. MN-06B-1350.
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• An update from 78 battalion CRPF stated that vehicle was coming from Senapati towards Dimapur. It stated that the owner of the suspected opium, Dharam Singh, resident of Ludhiana in Punjab, boarded the Tata Winger from Senapati in Manipur.

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• It stated that when the vehicle was stopped for checking and passengers were asked to open their luggage, Dharam Singh sought permission for urine and ran towards the hills. It added that the jawans apprehended him after chasing him about 500 meters.
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• Report stated that two suspected opium packets wrapped in black polythene, two Khaini containers filled with suspected opium, one small packet in black polythene of suspected opium and cash amounting to INR 56,500 were found from his black-coloured Safari trolley and olive-green bag.
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• The suspected opium was weighed in presence of magistrate, Sechu Zubza, on the spot. The total weight was 14.312 kg.
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• It further stated that Dharam Singh and the recovered items were handed over to Zubza Police Station for necessary legal action.