Imphal, Dec 22: The Rongmei Naga Peoples’ Organisation (RNPO) has expressed its gratitude to the post commander and personnel of the 6 Assam Rifles of Khongsang post “for their alertness” to have seized 4 trucks with loads of areca nuts being brought in (smuggled) from Myanmar without valid documents of the goods. The trucks and the quantity of areca nuts were seized on December 16 at 10:45 am by the 6 Assam Rifles, the RNPO said.
According to the RNPO, the seized trucks include a Tata truck with the registration number AS-01SC-5743 carrying 302 bags of areca nuts (100 kg in each bag), another Tata truck with the registration number AS-1RC-8918 carrying 300 bags areca nuts (100 kg in each bag), another Tata truck with the registration number of AS-26AC-0827 carrying 250 bags areca nuts (100 kg in each bag) and a truck with the registration number of UP-76T-4640 carrying 285 bags areca nuts (100 kg in each bag).
The RNPO statement then said, “It is also learnt from reliable sources that many transport vehicles and passenger vehicles travelling between Churachandpur and Kangpokpi have been passing through Noney district since the outbreak of violence (May 3, 2024)”. These vehicles have been reportedly carrying contraband items, alleged the RNPO. “Public suspicion and complaints have come to the notice of the RNPO office and its frontal organizations, and the number of drug users among the youth in the district have increased since then,” it added. “This unhealthy trend is affecting the Rongmei society etc. which also collaterally affects the socio-economic condition of many poor families in the district”, it further said.
Therefore, the RNPO urged both the government and all the concerned authorities to thoroughly check the 4 loaded trucks in the presence of the media, civil society representatives and concerned officials so that they can confirm and verify the suspected goods.
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Further, the RNPO urged the concerned authorities to thoroughly check and verify the entire loads of the 4 trucks in a transparent and lawful manner after that only the consignments of the 4 loaded trucks may be confiscated, disposed etc as per law. The civil society, including the RNPO, the RNSOM, the RNYOM representatives will be available for the verification and thorough checking of those consignments, it also said.
The statement then said due information should be “officially communicated to us before hand”, so that the RNPO and its frontal organizations will always stand guard to check such illegal business which may affect the health and career of “our children and we will also cooperate with the government as and when our help is needed in the larger public interest”.
(Newmai News Network)
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