Seven persons, including former defence PRO Colonel Ajay Choudhury, who were arrested in connection with illegal drug trafficking, have been remanded in judicial custody till March 22. The seven were produced before the special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) court yesterday at Lamphelpat which remanded them in judicial custody.
Six persons including assistant manager of Indigo airlines Ngairangbam Brojendro, an assistant of former defence PRO R K Babalu, Haopu Haokip, Minlin Haokip and Minthang Doungel were arrested while they were allegedly carrying illegal Pseudoephedrine tablets worth about Rs 24 crores in Thoubal district for smuggling it to neighbouring Myanmar.
13/03/13 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
