Imphal, June 13 -- The Special Cell of the Manipur police and central security forces have arrested one alleged drug smuggler from Bihar during a special operation at the Manipur-Nagaland border and recovered approximately 2 kilograms of high-grade heroin worth over Rs 18 crores in the international market.

The official reported that the Anti-Drug unit of the Manipur police, in coordination with the Assam Rifles, has claimed to have dismantled an inter-state narcotics trafficking ring with the arrest of Anshu Raj (27), a native of Bihar.

The reports stated that the Special Cell unit had been tracking an interstate drug network operating across Manipur, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi.

The drug trafficking syndicate ...