Imphal, July 14 -- A joint team of central security forces and Manipur police busted an inter-district drug trafficking gang with the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of 2.193 kilograms of brown sugar hidden in cavities created in a four-wheeler.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Akbar Huissain, in a report submitted to the Officer-in-Charge of New Keithelmanbi Police Station in Manipur, stated that the accused, Ginminlen Haokip (24), Holminlen Khongsai (29), and Seigoumang Haolai, also known as Simon Haolai (27), all members of the Kuki-Zo community, were booked under the NDPS Act.

All three accused have been remanded to police custody until July 22 for further investigation. They were reportedly part of an interstate cartel involved ...