Published on : 15 Nov 2025, 5:45 am

Senapati: In a major anti-narcotics operation, security forces arrested two men from Assam in Manipur’s Senapati district after seizing around 18 kg of opium.

The arrests were made in a joint operation by the state police and the CPRF, where security personnel intercepted a truck at the Maram Police Station checkpoint on Friday. The officials stated that the contraband was hidden in the vehicle.

Recovered during a targeted raid, the haul underlines growing concerns over opium trafficking across the porous India-Myanmar border . It was intercepted following intelligence inputs.

The officer stated, “Our teams recovered 18.2 kg of opium, concealed in the truck. Two persons from Assam’s Kamrup district were arrested.”

The detained individuals are

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