Manipur cop caught in Guwahati drug bust in Chandel ex-ADC’s daughter’s car

Imphal: Investigation into the multi-crore drug seizure in Guwahati on Sunday, in which two persons including a Manipur police constable were arrested, is likely to lead to the door of Lhukhosei Zou’s family. Showing a strong possibility of the Zou family’s link in the case, vehicle a Tata Nexon car, bearing registration number MN01-AK-7218 is found to be registered in the name of Lhukhosei Zou’s daughter Kimngaiching Zou of Phaicham Veng Tengnoupal, Chandel, said sources.

Former ADC (Autonomous District Council) Chairman Lhukhosei Zou, who was acquitted in a 2018 massive drug haul case, was considered to be the alleged kingpin of the drug cartel. The state government was forced to challenge his acquittal in Manipur High Court after a civil society collective, including an organisation of former drug users, had approached the Supreme Court alleging that the prosecution refused to file an appeal against a trial court’s December 17, 2020, verdict exonerating Zou and six others.

According to reports, the Assam Police on Sunday arrested two persons identified as Thangkhogin Haokip and Letminching Haokip and seized one lakh pieces of Yaba tablets, valued at Rs 20 crore in the grey market, from their possession in the Koinadhara area in Guwahati.