Imphal: Two women were apprehended after 22.770 kg of opium seeds and other contraband drugs were recovered from a pan-shop they run, a police source said on Monday.
The apprehended women have been identified as JB Shangam and Shangwar alias Thangsang. Both are fromChandel district.
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A team of Kakching police arrested the two women after 38 g of opium, 377 g of WY tablets and 770 kg of opium seeds were intercepted during a raid of the pan-shop they run at Khudei Khunou part-II under Chandel district on Sunday, the police said.
The police conducted the raid in the shop based on specific information, the police added.
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The arrested women were handed over to Chandel police station along with the seized items for further investigation and legal action, the police further added.
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