Drug lab busted in Manipur, over 222 kg ‘brown sugar’ seized
The police said the drug-manufacturing unit was busted during a raid at Moijing Mina Bazaar, around 7am Tuesday. The police team also arrested a woman during the raid.
The arrested person has been identified as one Thoubalmayum Bibi. Notably, the brown sugar-manufacturing unit was operating from the house of Thoubalmayum Bibi. The Manipur police Tuesday busted a drug-manufacturing unit in Thoubal district and seized 222.85 kg suspected brown sugar.
The police said the drug-manufacturing unit was busted during a raid at Moijing Mina Bazaar, around 7am Tuesday. The police team also arrested a woman during the raid.
The arrested person has been identified as one Thoubalmayum Bibi, wife of Th Kadimur of Moijing Bazaar, Thoubal district. Notably, the brown sugar-manufacturing unit was operating from the house of Thoubalmayum Bibi.
Thoubal SP Jogeschandra Haobijam said the raid was conducted by a Thoubal police team, including women personnel, after receiving a tip-off.
During the raid, the police team seized four large yellow plastic sacks, one blue plastic container and one red plastic container suspected of containing 222.85kg brown sugar, said the SP.