IMPHAL, Oct 12: Manipur Police arrested an alleged cadre of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF)/People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and apprehended a suspected drug peddler in two separate operations in Imphal on Sunday.
The operations were conducted by teams of the Central Detective Organisation (CDO) in Imphal West and Imphal East.
In the first operation, the CDO-Imphal West team arrested Rocky Pukhrambam, 20, alias Keipha, from Khurai Lamlong under Porompat police station, based on intelligence inputs. He is a resident of Khurai Angom Mamang Leikai in Imphal East and was identified by police as an active RPF/PLA cadre.
In a separate anti-narcotics operation, the CDO-Imphal East team arrested Md Amzad Khan, 29, alias Mumu, from his rented residence on Hatta JNIMS Road, near the Muslim Girls’ Hostel, under Porompat police station.
Police seized two plastic bottles containing approximately 62 grams of suspected Heroin No. 4 powder and six Tramadol capsules during the search.
According to police, Khan allegedly disclosed during questioning that he had procured the heroin from a supplier in Churachandpur district and sold it to local drug users in and around Hatta.
Further investigation into both cases is underway.
