Imphal, Aug 5 (Agency) Manipur Police on Thursday managed to nab two persons including a drug kingpin from Uttar Pradesh in two separate incidents. Police said a team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB), Manipur today arrested one suspected drug trafficker namely, Anil Kumar Gupta (49 yrs), of 49, Rohiti Tola, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh-243005 from Mantripukhri, Imphal West with about 1 kg. of Brown Sugar . The brown sugar was concealed in a white flower pot. It was revealed that the arrested Anil Kumar Gupta was a part of Inter-state drug trafficking gang whose top leader is presently in Uttar Pradesh. A case was registered at NAB-PS, Manipur for further investigation and to establish the chain and arrest the associates.
In another incident two teams of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB), Manipur on Aug 4 went towards the foothills along Imphal -Ukhrul Road for surveillance of suspected poppy and ganja cultivation. One Alto Car bearing registration No. WB-02Q-7488 was seen coming towards Imphal at Gwaltabi foothill area. The vehicle was stopped and checked and the driver identified as Vareihao Tinphei (62) was found carrying a black polythene bag containing ten packets of suspected articles. Testing kit and weighing machine were called and when tested the articles were found to be brown sugar, weighing approximately 5 kg. He revealed that the suspected contraband brown sugar was delivered to him by three persons in the Manipur-Nagaland border. He took it to Ukhrul District and tried to sell it at Imphal at an opportune time. Further investigation was carried on to establish the chain of drug trafficking and to arrest other associates. A case was registered at NAB-PS, Manipur.