DIMAPUR, APRIL 17 (MExN): Excise personnel manning the check-post at Chumukedima seized 324 bottles of illicit rum from a Kiphire-bound Tata Sumo (NL 07C 1825) on April 17. The liquor was procured at Khatkhati and was being transported to Seyochung in Kiphire.
Three persons, including a 14 year-old boy, were detained. The consignment belonged to one Tsirise Sangtam (35 years), who was detained along with the driver of the vehicle. The minor was said to be the driver’s assistant. The driver was reportedly unaware of the passenger carrying liquor in the vehicle.
