Manipur Police arrested one person and seized more than one kilogram of suspected brown sugar during an anti-drug operation carried out in Churachandpur district. Police said the operation was conducted on May 8 near Hiltown under the jurisdiction of Churachandpur Police Station. The arrested person has been identified as Nehkholun Hangshing, 45, a resident of K. Sharonphai village in Churachandpur district. According to officials, police recovered 118 soap cases containing suspected brown sugar weighing around 1.360 kilograms from the possession of the accused during the operation. The contraband was seized following legal procedures, and the accused was taken into custody for further investigation.
Police said efforts are underway to determine the source of the narcotics consignment as well as its intended destination. Investigators are also trying to find out whether the accused has links with any larger drug trafficking network operating in the region. Officials stated that the latest seizure is part of the continuing anti-narcotics campaign being carried out by Manipur Police across different districts of the state. Over the past few years, security agencies in Manipur have intensified operations against drug trafficking, illegal poppy cultivation and cross-border narcotics smuggling. Several drugs and psychotropic substances have been seized in separate operations conducted in hill and valley districts.
Police said the crackdown against illegal drugs would continue and warned those involved in narcotics trafficking of strict legal action under the law. Authorities have repeatedly expressed concern over the growing drug trade in the region and said coordinated operations are being carried out to dismantle illegal trafficking networks and prevent narcotics from reaching local communities, especially the youth.
