Nagaland Police personnel of Narcotic Cell PS (PHQ), on 22nd September 2022 at around 09:00 AM while conducting surprise MVCP at NH-2, intercepted one Mahindra vehicle Scorpio (Pearl white color) B/Reg.No.AS02AA/2619, at National Highway-2 near Viswema Y Junction Pfutsero/Imphal road which was proceeding from Imphal, Manipur via Kohima to Nagaon, Assam. Thorough checking of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of Ten packets containing around Nine kgs of suspected Opium. 

Accordingly, the driver of the vehicle along with other occupants namely, (i) Ameer Khan (M) 29yrs, S/o Saleem Mohammed, R/o Ratt, PO/PS-Bilaspur, Dist.-Bilaspur, State- Himachal Pradesh (ii) Iman Ali (M) 49 yrs, S/o Jinat Ali, R/o Harmati, PO/PS-Kuthari, Dist-Nagaon, Assam (iii) Ramjan Ali (M)20 yrs, S/o Enach Ali, R/o Harmati, PO/PS Kuthari, Dist.-Nagaon, Assam were arrested and the illegal contraband along with the vehicle duly seized. A case, vide Narcotic Cell Police Station Case No. 13/2022, U/S18(b)/60 NDPS Act, has been registered for further investigation.

(DIPR)