Superintendent of Excise (MS) and Excise personnel with the seized ganja.
Dimapur, March 25 (MExN): Ganja weighing a total of 50 kgs was seized at Chumukedima check post on March 24 at 4: 00 pm by Excise (Mobile Squad), led by Lanuyanger A.I.E, along with Ndonsi, head constable and Ihoto Sema, constable. According to a press statement issued by the office of Superintendent of Excise (Mobile Squad), the contraband was recovered from roof top carrier of a taxi (Tata Winger) coming from Imphal. The illegal goods were being transported in two trolley bags, each containing five blocks of Ganja wrapped in blue polythene, it said.
It also stated that in the connection, two accused namely, Ranjan Kumar, son of Bindeshwar Mahto, resident of Imphal Manipur, and Sunil, son of Ram Deni, resident of Faridabad Haryana, were arrested and charged under section 20(b) of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act 1985.
