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Security forces in Manipur seized 1.2 lakh WY tablets — suspected methamphetamine — with an estimated street value of about ₹30 crore in an operation linked to cross-border smuggling from Myanmar. The haul, intercepted during intelligence-led checks, forms part of a wave of large drug busts in the Northeast over recent weeks, underscoring growing trafficking…
The Manipur government has issued a directive asking forest officials to remain on high alert and step up vigilance against illegal poppy cultivation ahead of the sowing season (September–April). The order — signed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Anurag Bajpai on September 8 — instructs Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) to carry out regular patrolling,…
Manipur security forces and police arrested five people in two coordinated operations in Imphal East and Thoubal districts on September 4, 2025. In Imphal East (Khomidok Karong area) four people were held and 129 grams of suspected Heroin No. 4, along with vials, syringes, mobile phones and cash, were recovered; in Thoubal a separate arrest…
Assam Rifles, working with Manipur police, intercepted two vehicles at the Tadubi police station checkpost on National Highway-102 (the Imphal–Nagaland corridor) in the early hours and seized 2 kg of ‘brown sugar’ (a heroin derivative) hidden in 187 soap cases on the rooftops; five alleged smugglers — four men and one woman — were arrested,…
On Wednesday (September 3, 2025), police at the Keithelmanbi check post on National Highway-37 in Manipur intercepted a truck and seized 184.13 kg of ganja, arresting Khomdram Deben Meitei (43) of Nambol Lourembam Maning Leikai, Bishnupur district. Officers confiscated the Tata truck and the driver’s mobile phone. The accused has been remanded to police custody…
On September 1, 2025, Assam’s Kamrup police stopped a red Hyundai i10 (Regn. MN 01-AW-2641) at Amingaon and found 74 soap-boxes containing heroin — about 910 grams (excluding packaging) — hidden inside the car’s door panels and rear compartment. Two men from Churachandpur, Manipur — Gogou Suantak (33) and Seilun Vaiphei (39) — were arrested;…
Manipur: During a joint operation on August 30, 2025, central and state police forces arrested three alleged drug smugglers and seized approximately 3 kilograms of brown sugar—a crude form of heroin—across three locations in Manipur’s northern districts. The contraband, estimated to be worth around ₹15 crore in the international black market, was concealed in soap…
Short summary Security personnel conducting highway surveillance on National Highway-2 intercepted and arrested Md. Sajid Khan (35) on August 18, 2025, at T. Khullen (Senapati jurisdiction), recovering approximately 3.2 kilograms of WY (World Is Yours) tablets — a psychotropic, methamphetamine-based drug — along with a Mahindra Bolero, a mobile phone and an Aadhaar card. The…
Short Summary Security forces in Manipur’s Bishnupur district carried out back-to-back anti-narcotics operations that led to the arrest of three alleged drug smugglers and the seizure of heroin packed in 33 “soap cases,” two vehicles, and multiple phones. According to reports, an initial chase near Kwakta Sabal Leikai on NH-02 (Tiddim Road) yielded one suspect…
Short summary A joint team of Manipur Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) intercepted a suspected interstate drug smuggling attempt and arrested two men — identified as Jenarul Mia (21) of Malda, West Bengal, and Deba Das (20) of Karbi Anglong, Assam — after recovering about 2.066 kg of suspected heroin (two packets)…