kohima brown sugar
Image courtesy: Kohima police

Kohima police on Thursday intercepted a vehicle and seized around 60 packets of suspected brown sugar packed inside soap cases.

The Mahindra Bolero vehicle bearing registration number NL 10-5432) intercepted at the Khuzama Inter-State Police Check Gate was transporting 60 packets of suspected brown sugar packed inside soap cases weighing a total of 900 gm, along with two live rounds and two empty shells of a 12 bore gun.

While the police seized the contraband substances also took into their custody two persons travelling in the vehicle.

This was informed by the PRO, DEF, Kohima, in a press statement issued later in the day.

Meanwhile, A case has been registered under Khuzama Police Station for further investigation against the two persons identified as one Aharavi, aged around 21 years and the other one P Zaisho, aged around 27 yewars, both hailing from Leyai village at Tadubi in Senapati district of Manipur.