Manipur drug bust: 3 held with 5.43 Kg heroin in Churachandpur

IMPHAL: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police have arrested three persons with over 5 kg of heroin, officials said on Saturday. In a statement, police said the arrests were made in Bolkot under the Singngat police station area. Those arrested have been identified as Nengmuanlal and Ginlamthang Guite of M Buangmun village and Hangkhanlian of Gurgaon in Haryana. Heroin weighing 5.43 kg has been seized from them, the police statement said. In a separate action on April 20, police arrested a 28-year-old man from his house in Saidan village of Churachandpur district and recovered 11.7 kg of raw opium from him, an official said.