Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 16
The Excise department disposed a huge quantity of illicit drugs and liquor on February 15. The disposed contrabands contained 19,538 bottles of assorted IMFL, 237 kg of ganja, 2 ½ kg of opium, 23,451 capsules of spasmo proxyvon and 505 tablets of nitrosun.
The IMFL were seized during an 8-month period from May 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, while the drugs were seized during the period November 20, 2014 to November 20, 2015, informed Superintendent of Excise (Narcotic Cell) at the destruction ceremony held at the Directorate of Excise, Dimapur. It was carried out in the presence of the ‘Destruction Board’ with Commissioner of Excise V. Maria Yanthan in attendance.
While the number of drug-related offences registered by the department was not disclosed, it was informed that as many as 480 liquor-related cases were registered during May 2015 to December 2015. An amount of Rs. 5,76,500 was realised as monetary penalty from liquor-related offences, it was added.
The street value of the disposed drugs and liquor was estimated to be around Rs. 27,85,170.
