Imphal: Security forces in India in collaboration with civil police deployed along the Indo-Myanmar border arrested an alleged smuggler in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Tuesday. Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) was recovered from the suspect, which was to be illegally transported across the border. Acting on intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles troops launched a routine search operation in collaboration with Tengnoupal district police. During checking at Tengnoupal check post under Tengnoupal police station, the security forces arrested the suspect, later identified as Jaminthang Haokip, 28, a resident of Canan Veng, Moreh Ward No. VII. On interrogation, it was revealed that the suspect was attempting to smuggle IMFL into Myanmar through the porous border in the southern area of the district. The officers seized three boxes containing 72 half-litre plastic bottles of IMFL from his possession. Following the arrest, the suspect and the seized liquor were handed over to the Excise Department of Tengnoupal district for further legal action under the relevant laws.
