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Manipur Police Destroy 332 Kg of Seized Narcotics in Scheduled Disposal

Officials describe a six‑monthly, supervised process designed to prevent seized drugs from leaking back into circulation.

Overview

  • Police incinerated the contraband at the Shija Common Bio‑Medical Waste Treatment facility in Lamdeng, Imphal West.
  • The batch weighed about 332.813 kg and included roughly 6.1 kg heroin, 86.87 kg brown sugar, 181.868 kg cannabis, 22.18 kg WY tablets, 36.079 kg pseudoephedrine and 0.047 kg SP capsules.
  • Authorities said the operation followed legal and environmental protocols under strict supervision at the designated facility.
  • DGP Rajiv Singh said disposals are conducted every six months to curb pilferage, noting a prior 314.471 kg destruction in January.
  • Investigators have handed major networked cases to the NCB, with coordination underway with Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam to trace financiers and kingpins.