Contraband drugs factory busted from Manipur, huge amount of Brown Sugar seized

December 3: In a significant development, Manipur Police along with Assam rifles busted a Brown Sugar plants running at two residences at Sada Khumbi village in Thoubal district and seized 41.293 kg of Heroin, Brown Sugar and 10 liters of morphinated liquid along with production materials.

The mission was conducted by a team of Thoubal district police comprising of Additional Superintendent of Police (operations) Sachidananda Soibam, Additional Superintendent of Police (L & O) Th. Deshorjit Singh, Inspector N. Sadananda Singh, Inspector K. Premkumar Margang and a column of 26 AR led by Major Vikash Rana of Chandrakhong COB, F-Coy under the supervision of superintendent of police Dr. S. Ibomcha Singh.

Ibomcha on Tuesday said on Monday at about 2 pm, acting on information of running of an illegal Heroin (Brown Sugar) manufacturing laboratory at the residence of Ningkhangam Awungshi, 39, son of (Late) Sangchuti Awungshi of Sada Khumbi village which is under Nongpok Sekmai Police station, the combined team with necessary equipment rushed immediately towards the residence of Ningkhangam. On searching the house, the police team found two large plastic sacks containing suspected contraband Heroin (Brown sugar) and items which are used in manufacturing the contraband drugs items.

One sack marked “Hasina Man Jayegea” followed by “Kanniya Tracing company” contained 14.316 kg of suspected brown sugar and the other sack marked “white crystal sugar” contained 26.305 kg of suspected brown sugar, he added.