Imphal, July 10 -- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Manipur Police arrested two alleged drug traffickers and recovered suspected brown sugar/heroin, smuggled into the state from Myanmar through Churachandpur district, in an operation carried out over the past 24 hours, police reported on Thursday.

Acting on a reliable tip-off, the joint police team intercepted a red-colored car on NH-37 at Tupul Bridge in Manipur's Noney district, while it was transporting smuggled items from Churachandpur district, bordering Myanmar in the south, towards Kangpokpi district in the north.

During a subsequent search, the team seized 196 soap cases containing suspected heroin/brown sugar, weighing 2.193 kg (excluding packaging), from the vehicle...